Recent content by Watrevir

Ok scrap that it works! I just had to tick the box next to 'users must enter a password...' in User Accounts, click apply, then untick it and click apply again. Thanks for your help! Maybe Windows 8.2 will address some of these issues...

I've done all this, and I get the same problem. Instead of CG it's now 'Other User' that seems to be the default log in, and as that user doesn't even exist it says 'incorrect password', exactly as with CG. Then on the main log in screen it defaults to the name of the main account I just...

The logging in automatically just doesn't work for some reason, it just 'forgets' either my name or password at the log in screen and wants me to put one in. As my laptop is desk-bound at home I really don't need the hassle of the extra security. I've just made a new administrator local...

I bought a second hand laptop with Windows 8 a few months ago. It had an administrator account 'CG', which I just used as was without doing a reinstall of the OS. I then did the upgrade to 8.1 and then changed the name 'CG' to my own - keeping the same account. I also changed the computer...