Guest Account Logs In Automatically

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Hi,

I have an Admin & a Guest account on my Windows 8.1 Pro (32 bit). I have enabled the option to go directly to the desktop (through toolbar properties > Navigation) in both the accounts. However, I notice that at times when I start my PC, it logs me in directly to the Guest account instead of taking me to the page where I should see the date & time (before login page). This does not happen always. Any help on this? Thanks!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Memory
    2GB
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 1024
Any other user faces this issue? It just logged me in directly to the Guest account again. This is definitely a system bug...
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Memory
    2GB
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 1024
I've never had this issue, however, I'd recommend trying this -


  1. Find your way into the administrator account.
  2. Disable the guest account.
  3. Re-enable it.
  4. See if the problem persists.

If you don't use the guest account, consider permanently disabling it to avoid this issue happening all together.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
Hello Zilla,

Since the Guest account doesn't (can't) have a password, it will be automatically signed in to it when you click on it's user icon on the sign in screen, and if the Guest account was the last one that was signed in when you restart or start up the PC next.

To avoid this, you could do any option below:

  • Make sure the administrator account was the last one that was signed in.
  • (recommended) Turn off the guest account, and use a password protected standard user account instead.

Hope this helps, :)
Shawn
 

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Since the Guest account doesn't (can't) have a password, it will be automatically signed in to it when you click on it's user icon on the sign in screen, and if the Guest account was the last one that was signed in when you restart or start up the PC next.

Shawn, either the user clicks on the Guest account picture to login or the system automatically logs you in to the Guest account (without clicking anything) but not both at the same time. Couple of questions before I proceed forward with a new standard account:

1. Will disabling & re-enabling the Guest account impact any data on the Guest account?

2. If I disable Guest account & create another standard account, which locations (files/folders) will the user from the standard account be able to access from the admin account?

3. And lastly, if I disable the Guest account & create another standard account, what do I do to reclaim the space which was earlier occupied (files/folders) by the Guest account (that is, how can I remove all traces of Guest account after disabling it)?

Thanks!
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Memory
    2GB
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 1024
Zilla,

Q1) No. It will only disable or enable it the same as the built-in Administrator account. Anything in the guest account user folders will remain when disabled.


Q2) A standard account will not be able to access anything different than a guest account. If anything requires elevated rights, the standard account must provide an administrator's password (if given) to approve.

Q3) After you disable the Guest account while signed in an administrator account, you will be able to safely delete the "C:\Users\Guest" folder to reclaim the space it takes. Be sure to copy anything you do not want to lose from this folder before deleting it though.
 

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System One

  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
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    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
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    Logitech wireless K800
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Shawn: I just realized that this happens even with a standard user account. I disabled the Guest account & created a standard account. I checked the option to go directly to the desktop (through toolbar properties > Navigation) in the standard account. When I login to Windows, it takes me directly to the standard account if I had logged in to the standard account in my last session. This was not observed in Windows 7. How can I prevent this from happening?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Memory
    2GB
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 1024

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
I'm thinking that using OPTION ONE in the tutorial may be the solution to your issues. This will have all users on the sign in screen by default instead of only the last user.

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/14632-sign-show-all-users-last-user-windows-8-a.html

Shawn: I tried to follow the tutorial with option 1 & it did not work. I must mention that option 1 had a link on how to unblock a file with screenshots of the file properties window. However, when I right clicked on the file & selected properties, I did not see the "Unblock" option (refer the screenshot).

Properties Window.jpg

I ran the file as an Administrator, logged in to the standard account & then restarted the system to check & it took me straight to the standard account again. Help!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Memory
    2GB
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 1024

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
If you allowed a support person access to login and control your computer, they can and do sometimes create an account with a password. I will follow this post until the solution is found.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    8.0
Hi,

I have an Admin & a Guest account on my Windows 8.1 Pro (32 bit). I have enabled the option to go directly to the desktop (through toolbar properties > Navigation) in both the accounts. However, I notice that at times when I start my PC, it logs me in directly to the Guest account instead of taking me to the page where I should see the date & time (before login page). This does not happen always. Any help on this? Thanks!

I had same issue when you computer starts with guest account, press CNTL+ALT+DEL and u will see the option to switch account
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    8.1
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