Solved Generic desktop at startup

[PaulA]

Hello.
Suddenly when I restart Windows (8) it goes to the generic desktop and if I click on esc it then goes to my user name and I have to click on it to go to my desktop. It used to go to my user name and log in automatically (without me having to click on it) until a few days ago.
Any ideas how I can fix this and what could have caused it?
Thanks!

 

[Brink]

Hello Paul, and welcome to Eight Forums.

Double check using the tutorial below to set up automatic sign in again to see if that may help.

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2894-log-user-account-automatically-windows-8-startup.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[PaulA]

Thank you! It worked!

 

[Brink]

You're most welcome.

 

[PaulA]

Well, now the generic screen is back after the update and it didn't work to disable it the old way. Then I found this thread: http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/5763-lock-screen-enable-disable-windows-8-a.html

So does it mean that if I don't have the Pro version of Windows 8.1 I am condemned to see that screen until the end of my life?
Thanks for your suggestions.

 

[Brink]

No. You could use OPTION ONE in the tutorial you linked to instead.

 

[PaulA]

I have done it... I will let you know how it goes when I restart the computer.

 

[PaulA]

The screen is gone, thanks, but I still have to click on my account because it says it is locked?

 

[Brink]

You're welcome Paul.

Yep, when you lock the PC, it requires you to sign back in to unlock it. If your account doesn't have a password, then just clicking on the user account picture on the sign in screen will unlock the PC instead.

 

[PaulA]

Thanks, but it didn't do it before I upgraded. I never really "locked" it. Well, of course it is not a big effort to click , I was just wondering why.

 

[Brink]

When you slid the lock screen up it would have automatically unlocked the PC if your account didn't have a password.

Now that the lock screen has been disabled, you'll need to click on your account picture now instead of sliding the lock screen up.

Basically just a swap of what you have to do to unlock the PC.