Sign in - Show All Users or Last User in Windows 8

How to Always Show "All Users" or "Last User" at Sign in to Windows 8 and 8.1

information   Information
When you have more than one user account on the PC, this tutorial will show you how to always show either all users or only last user that signed out listed in the sign in (log on) screen of Windows 8 and 8.1 after a restart or shut down of the PC for all users.

You must be signed in as an administrator to be able to do the options in this tutorial.

Note   Note
When you are using the default setting to only have the last user that signed out listed in the sign in screen, and that user doesn't have a password, then Windows 8 will automatically sign in to that user account.

When you are using the default setting to only have the last user that signed out listed in the sign in screen, and that user does have a password, then Windows 8 will show only that last user in the sign in screen and you must click on the back arrow button to see all users.

Tip   Tip
If you like, you could enable Ctrl+Alt+Delete secure sign-in instead to also see all users on the sign in screen instead of just the user that last signed off after you press Ctrl+Alt+Delete on the sign in (log on) screen.


CONTENTS:

  • Option One: Always Show "All Users" or "Last User" using "Winaero User List Enabler"
  • Option Two: Always Show "All Users" or "Last User" using Group Policy
  • Option Three: Always Show "All Users" or "Last User" at Sign in using a Task


EXAMPLE: All Users and Last User Sign in for Windows 8 and 8.1

All_Users_at_Sign_in.jpg
Last_User_at_Sign_in.jpg






OPTION ONE

Always Show "All Users" or "Last User" using "Winaero User List Enabler"



Note   Note
If you used any of the other options in this tutorial, then be sure to undo them first before using this option.


1. Click/tap on the download button below to go to the WinAero site, then download the UserListEnabler.zip file to your desktop for the Winaero User List Enabler program.​
NOTE: You'll need to click on the gray download button at WinAero's site.​
download
2. Open the downloaded UserListEnabler.zip file, and extract (drag and drop) the Windows 8 x86 (32-bit) or Windows 8 x64 (64-bit) folder for your 32-bit or 64-bit Window 8 to your desktop. (see screenshot below)​
winaero-1.jpg
3. Open the extracted Windows 8 x86 (32-bit) or Windows 8 x64 (64-bit) folder, then unblock and run the UserListEnabler.exe file.​
4. If prompted by UAC, then click/tap on Yes.​
5. Do step 6 or 7 below for what you would like to do.​
6. To Always Show All Users in Windows 8 Sign in Screen
A) Click/tap on the Enable user list option, and close Winaero User List Enabler. (see screenshots below)​
NOTE: If the option is grayed out, then it's already set to this.​
7. To Always Show Only Last User that Signed Out in Windows 8 Sign in Screen
NOTE: This is the default setting.​
A) Click/tap on the Reset to defaults option, and close Winaero User List Enabler. (see screenshots below)​
NOTE: If the option is grayed out, then it's already set to this.​
winaero-2.jpg





OPTION TWO

Always Show "All Users" or "Last User" using Group Policy



Note   Note
If you used any of the other options in this tutorial, then be sure to undo them first before using this option.


2. In the left pane of group policy, click/tap on to expand User Configuration, Windows Settings, and Scripts (Logon/Logoff). (see screenshot below)​
All_Users_gpedit-1.jpg

3. In the right pane of Scripts (Logon/Logoff), double/click tap on Logon to edit it. (see screenshot above)​
4. Do step 5 or step 6 below for what you would like to do.​
5. To Always Show All Users in Windows 8/8.1 Sign in Screen
A) In the Scripts tab, click/tap on the Add button. (see screenshot below)​
All_Users_gpedit-2.jpg

B) In the Script Name field, copy and paste the path below into it. (see screenshot below step 5C)​
C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe

C) In the Script Parameters filed, copy and paste the command below into it, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)​


Code:
ADD HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\UserSwitch /V Enabled /T REG_dWORD /D 1 /F
All_Users_gpedit-3.jpg
D) Click/tap on OK, and go to step 7 below. (see screenshot below)​
6. To Always Show Only Last User that Signed Out in Windows 8/8.1 Sign in Screen
NOTE: This is the default setting.
A) In the Scripts tab, click/tap on the Remove button. (see screenshot below)​
All_Users_gpedit-remove-1.jpg
B) Click/tap on OK, and go to step 7 below. (see screenshot below)​
All_Users_gpedit-remove-2.jpg

7. When finished, you can close the Local Group Policy Editor if you like.​







OPTION THREE

Always Show "All Users" or "Last User" at Sign in using a Task



Note   Note
If you used any of the other options in this tutorial, then be sure to undo them first before using this option.

:warn: If you have an issue of standard users not being able to enter an administrators password in a UAC prompt after using step 3 below, then use step 4 below to fix it, and use either OPTION ONE or OPTION TWO above instead.



1. Press the :winkey: + R to open the Run dialog, type taskschd.msc, and click/tap on OK.

2. Do step 3 or step 4 below for what you would like to do.


3. To Always Show All Users in Windows 8/8.1 Sign in Screen
A) In Task Scheduler, click/tap on Task Scheduler Library in the far left pane, and click/tap on Create Task... in the far right "Actions" pane. (see screenshot below)​
All_Users_on_Sign_in_Screen_Task-1.png
B) In the General tab: (see screenshot below)​


  • [*=1]In the Name field, type in a name (ex: Sign-in,Users_List) you want for this task.
    [*=1]Under Security options, select (dot) Run whether user is logged on or not.
    [*=1]Under Security options, check the Run with highest privileges box.
    [*=1]In the Configure for menu, select your installed Windows (ex: Windows 8.1).
All_Users_on_Sign_in_Screen_Task-2.jpg
C) Click/tap on the Triggers tab, and click/tap on New. (see screenshot below)​
All_Users_on_Sign_in_Screen_Task-3.jpg
D) In the New Trigger settings: (see screenshot below)​


  • [*=1]In the Begin the task menu, select At log on.
    [*=1]Under Settings, select (dot) Any user.
    [*=1]Under Advanced settings, check the Enabled box.
    [*=1]Click/tap on OK.
All_Users_on_Sign_in_Screen_Task-4.jpg
E) In the Triggers tab, and click/tap on New again. (see screenshot below step 3C)​
F) In the New Trigger settings: (see screenshot below)​


  • [*=1]In the Begin the task menu, select At startup.
    [*=1]Under Advanced settings, check the Enabled box.
    [*=1]Click/tap on OK
All_Users_on_Sign_in_Screen_Task-5.jpg
G) In the Triggers tab, and click/tap on New again. (see screenshot below step 3C)​
H) In the New Trigger settings: (see screenshot below)​


  • [*=1]In the Begin the task menu, select On workstation unlock.
    [*=1]Under Settings, select (dot) Any user.
    [*=1]Under Advanced settings, check the Enabled box.
    [*=1]Click/tap on OK.
Workstation_Unlock_Trigger.jpg
I) Click/tap on the Actions tab, and click/tap on New. (see screenshot below)​
All_Users_on_Sign_in_Screen_Task-6.jpg
J) In the New Action settings: (see screenshot below)​


  • [*=1]In the Action menu, select Start a program.
    [*=1]In the Program/script field, copy and paste C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe.
    [*=1]In the Add arguments field, copy and paste this below, and click/tap on OK.
Code:
ADD HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\UserSwitch /V Enabled /T REG_dWORD /D 1 /F
All_Users_on_Sign_in_Screen_Task-7.jpg
K) Click/tap on the Conditions tab, and: (see screenshot below)​


  • [*=1]Uncheck the lower Stop if the computer switches to battery power check box first.
    [*=1]Uncheck the upper Start the task only if the computer is on AC power check box second.
    [*=1]Click/tap on OK.
All_Users_on_Sign_in_Screen_Task-8.jpg
L) Type in the correct password for your user account in Windows, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)​
All_Users_on_Sign_in_Screen_Task-9.jpg
M) Close Task Scheduler.​
N) Check to make sure that you have checked the Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer check box to not have Windows automatically sign in to a user account at startup. This way you will see all users on the sign in screen instead. (see screenshot below)​
netplwiz.jpg
O) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the .reg file below, and go to step 5 below.​
All_Users_Sign-in.reg
download

4. To Always Show Only Last User that Signed Out in Windows 8/8.1 Sign in Screen
NOTE:
This is the default setting. This is to undo step 3 above.
A) In Task Scheduler, click/tap on Task Scheduler Library in the far left pane, click/tap on the task name (ex: Sign-in_Users_List) in the middle pane that you created in step 3 above, and click/tap on Delete in the far right "Actions" pane. (see screenshot below)​
Delete_Task-1.jpg

B) Click/tap on Yes to confirm, and close Task Scheduler. (see screenshot below)​
Delete_Task-2.jpg

C) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the .reg file below, and go to step 5 below.​
Last_User_Sign-in.reg
download


5. Save the .reg file to your Desktop.

6. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

7. If prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

8. When finished, you can delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.





That's it,
Shawn


 

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Guys, please update User List Enabler

Version 2.0 is available.

I recreated this app from scratch.

With new engine, i have fixed the following bugs:


  • User list enabler now compatible with Windows 8 and Windows 8 Pro.
  • Fixed a bug with user account which is not administrator.
Download User List Enabler v2
 

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I can not understand why if I edit the registry in this way:

Code:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
"Userinit"="C:\\Windows\\system32\\userinit.exe,C:\\Windows\\System32\\reg.exe add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Authentication\\LogonUI\\UserSwitch /v Enabled /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f,"
"LegalNoticeText"=""
"Shell"="explorer.exe"
"LegalNoticeCaption"=""
"DebugServerCommand"="no"
"ForceUnlockLogon"=dword:00000000
"ReportBootOk"="1"
"VMApplet"="SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe /pagefile"
"AutoRestartShell"=dword:00000001
"PowerdownAfterShutdown"="0"
"ShutdownWithoutLogon"="0"
"Background"="0 0 0"
"PasswordExpiryWarning"=dword:00000005
"CachedLogonsCount"="10"
"WinStationsDisabled"="0"
"PreCreateKnownFolders"="{A520A1A4-1780-4FF6-BD18-167343C5AF16}"
"scremoveoption"="0"
"DisableCAD"=dword:00000001
"ShutdownFlags"=dword:80000027
"EnableFirstLogonAnimation"=dword:00000001
"AutoLogonSID"="S-1-5-21-3137485388-3153590309-3382964295-1001"
"LastUsedUsername"="Balubeto_Balubeto"
"AutoAdminLogon"="0"
"DefaultUserName"="Balubeto_Balubeto"

the screen, which displays all accounts, does not appear.

Thanks

Bye
 

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Hello Balubeto,

Well, for one thing that is an invalid .reg file. It will not work as written since it's incomplete and missing proper format. I would not recommend trying to use it. Especially since you do not need to change all those values.

Other that what I posted above for why, most of these entries require that you take ownership and set permissions before you will be able to modify them.

If you like, I would recommend to use OPTION ONE in the tutorial for an easy way to do this without risking messing up your registry.

Hope this helps, :)
Shawn
 

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possible windows 8 solution - still needs testing of all aspects, for example i did not yet test it with a restricted user account.

Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI]
"LastLoggedOnUserSID"=""

yes, all it does is delete this single entry. currently i tried it out several times manually and it always showed me all users on restart. windows store seems to work, but there may easily be something else broken, so use at your own discretion!


Task Scheduler Example Configuration
:
General
  • Run whether user is logged on or not
  • Run with highest privileges
  • configure for Windows 8
  • note: you need to use an account with administrative privileges for the task.
Triggers
  • at Log on (any user!)
  • On connection to user session (any user!)
Actions
  • program/script:
    C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
  • optional arguments:
    ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI" /v LastLoggedOnUserSID /t REG_SZ /d "" /f
Conditions
  • Untick everything you can, or at your own discretion.


Notes:
When locking the screen, win+L or from metro profile clickymajinga or from coming back from either energy save mode or hibernation with accordingly set password required, this solution does not trigger the all user login page. i'm yet to find out if this is even possible :/

caveats for using the userswitch registry hack:
when only two users are present (as my system has it) the userswitch setting to 1 is messing up the lockscreen. with only two accounts and setting the userswitch and then locking the screen (win+L etc), the fast user switch might be gone and show the input field for name and username sometimes, but including the little arrow to go back. going back though leads to the actuals user lockscreen with yet another arrow. some other times it simply showed the user image with a little message underneath telling me "locked". oncec clicked the image it brought me back to the normal user lock screen, where i could enter the password again. some other times it simply had no effect at all. i did not find out yet what triggers which behavior.
most times i had the LastLoggedOnUserSID deleted, so there might be some hint. but sometimes i had it set newly manually and it still triggered one or the other weird lock screen issue as described above.

i'm officially unhappy with microsoft.

edited for post clean up and adding some thoughts and observations.
 
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Hi. My lock screen got disabled after I tried step 2. Is there a way to get it back?
Ive tried your tutorial on enabling the lock screen but it still doesn't work

aar407
 

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I have a user who's accounts does NOT have a password on it - when they logout or shutdown/restart, it always automatically signs back into their user account without going to the all users screen. This is a Standard Account.

My account, which does have a password on it, behaves correctly and goes back to the all users screen.

Is this behaviour correct? Does the other account need a password on it to work correctly?
 

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Hello Gary,

If the account that last shut down or restart isn't password protected, then yeah that account will automatically be signed in to on the next startup.

The easiest way to stop this would be to have all accounts be password protected. Otherwise, you could use OPTION ONE in the tutorial on the first page to have Windows always show all users on the sign in screen no matter what after a shut down or restart. This way you will be able to select what account you want to sign in to. If the account is not password protected, then it will only sign in to it when you click on it's user picture on the sign in screen.

Hope this helps, :)
Shawn
 

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    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
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    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
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Hello Gary,

If the account that last shut down or restart isn't password protected, then yeah that account will automatically be signed in to on the next startup.

The easiest way to stop this would be to have all accounts be password protected. Otherwise, you could use OPTION ONE in the tutorial on the first page to have Windows always show all users on the sign in screen no matter what after a shut down or restart. This way you will be able to select what account you want to sign in to. If the account is not password protected, then it will only sign in to it when you click on it's user picture on the sign in screen.

Hope this helps, :)
Shawn

Hi Brink,

I have used option 1 and ran the tool - the second account is NOT password protected, but when this account logs out or the PC is shutdown or restarted from this account, then it always logs back into that account automatically.

Do all accounts need to be PW protected in order for the tool in Option 1 to work?
 

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Gary,

No. Option One is supposed to have the sign in screen show all users at startup instead of automatically only having the last user displayed on the sign in screen, and in your case, no longer automatically signing in to the last user when they do no have a password.

Double check using the tutorial below to make sure that you do not have automatic sign in turned on by checking the Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer box to see if this may be the issue.

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

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Checked that and all OK - still not working.

Does it matter that the account without the password is not an Admin account?

Also, below is that task that is automatically created in Scheduled Tasks - note the request to run with highest privileges is checked (the user Gary Dexter is my admin account with the PW switched ON)

Capture1.JPG

UPDATE - when I view the Scheduled Task library in the non-admin, non-PW protected users account, the task is not listed in there, only on mine, and within my Tasks, the last successful run time was for MY user account log off
 

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No, it wouldn't matter if the account is standard or administrator.

Personally, I would recommend to create a password for the account.

When using OPTION ONE while signed in an administrator account, are you clicking on the Enable user list option?
 

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No, it wouldn't matter if the account is standard or administrator.

Personally, I would recommend to create a password for the account.

When using OPTION ONE while signed in an administrator account, are you clicking on the Enable user list option?

Yup I am, and I have tried disabling it and re-enabling it as well
 

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possible windows 8 solution - still needs testing of all aspects, for example i did not yet test it with a restricted user account.

...

Notes:
When locking the screen, win+L or from metro profile clickymajinga or from coming back from either energy save mode or hibernation with accordingly set password required, this solution does not trigger the all user login page. i'm yet to find out if this is even possible :/


edited for post clean up and adding some thoughts and observations.




Anyone knows if there is a way to do that ? I tried all options in this topic, but none can do that ... After i lock the computer i always have to hit the arrow button to go to the all users login screen ...

Damn, why Microsoft thinks that after sleep ou lock, the user that will use the computer will always be the same before ? The default option after the lock or sleep should be the all users login page ... Sometimes i think that Windows 8 (and now Windows 8.1) actually is a beta , and the real stable version will be Windows 9... :sleepy:
 

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    Windows 8
Hello Veronezzi, and welcome to Eight Forums.

That's correct. This tutorial does not apply to when you "lock" the computer. It's only for when users sign out, shut down, or restart instead.

When a user that is signed in to Windows locks the PC, it's a natural assumption that they will be the same one to unlock the PC to sign back in to their account next. That's why it shows that user on the sign in screen by default.

It's been the same way in all previous Windows as well, so this is nothing new.

Sorry that this isn't what you wanted to hear though. :(
 

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
Can anyone confirm that this still works?

After my posts above about it not working, and looking on the WinAero site, there are reports of the tool no longer working.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
Hello Gary,

Yes, it still works. I just tested it again and can confirm it. Be aware that this is only for the sign in screen after a restart or shut down.

Hope this helps. :)
 

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
Hello Gary,

Yes, it still works. I just tested it again and can confirm it. Be aware that this is only for the sign in screen after a restart or shut down.

Hope this helps. :)

Hi Brink,

Just tested this on a new laptop with Windows 8 Pro, all updates etc installed and it does not work.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8

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
Hmm, ok. While signed in as an administrator, double check the items below to see if they may help.

Make sure that you do not have Windows set to sign in to an user account automatically at startup by checking the Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer box.
Try OPTION ONE again.

No accounts are set to auto sign in.

It is not working on the account that doesnt have the password enabled.

When this account is the last account to restart or shutdown the laptop, upon reboot it will sign straight into that account.

Is it because the account doesn't have a password attached to it, that something is overriding the tool?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
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