Solved Windows does not remember last user after reboot - Win8.1

[Johncoool]

A few months ago the system stopped remembering last user at reboot.

After each reboot the system just displays the user list.

I have checked the tutorial on this website to solve the problem but did not help.

I checked the registry values and it checks out with what I have. So it should work as far as the values go...

The problem did get solved briefly when I created new users but then while testing I discovered that clean boot and safe mode do not work. So I ran the windows repair as shown in the tutorial of this website and the issues did get solved for safe mode and clean boot.

Remembering last user did work after the repair for a while but then stopped again. Maybe when I was redoing the Windows updates (not sure when exactly).

Creating new users did not solve the problem as it did before the repair.

I did try the winaero tool from the tutorial just in case would help and in both settings it showed the user list only.

I need to pin point the cause of this issue. It might be a setting somewhere or it could be some installed software causing this.

Clean boot and Safe mode also do not work after the updates. It just shows a blank screen and cursor and it seems to restart over and over (screen not all of the system) with network Icon only showing and flickering.

All might be related to the same issue.

 

[Brink]

Hello John, and welcome to Eight Forums,

Just to verify, did you try the different options in the tutorial below to see if one may still work?

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

 

[Johncoool]

I only tried the one I mentioned above. The one using the winaero tool.

I think it is a windows update causing a conflict somewhere in the system...

 

[Johncoool]

You can read what I did in my 1st post...

 

[Brink]

It's possible a Windows Update may have reset some system settings back to default.

Normally, you will see the last user on the sign in screen by default in Windows 8.1, so you wouldn't need to do anything in the tutorial unless you wanted all users to show on the sign-in screen instead.

An exception is if you have secure sign-in enabled which will cause all users to show on the sign-in screen.

Are the accounts password protected?

Not sure about why clean boot and safe mode not working. If you have time, you might consider a clean install to start fresh.

 

[Johncoool]

Ok,

Let's work backwards then...
Yes I use passwords on all the accounts.

Where are the settings for secure sign-in located? I will check them...

Do you what updates are related to my issue then I can try to remove them and see the results...

A restore point was created during the windows update. I can also go back to it and install a few at a time and test. But that will take some time.

No point of fresh install if it is conflicting with software on my system... The problem will just show up again.

I think I just need to locate that one or more windows update.

I saw other people facing similar issues on the internet. So it is better to try and find the solution before moving on...

I got time to do testing advised by you.

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[Brink]

Secure sign-in settings: Secure Sign-in with Ctrl+Alt+Delete - Enable or Disable in Windows 8

You could test by uninstalling the most recent update and work backwards from there to see if one was responsible.

 

[Johncoool]

I use to use that to unlock my system a long time ago (before I refreshed it). But I stopped because it kept on causing the system to hang.

I installed all the updates on the same day. It will take a while to find it that way.

[BGCOLOR=transparent]Do you know any updates that can be causing these issues?[/BGCOLOR]

 

[Brink]

I'm not aware of any specific update unfortunately.

 

[Johncoool]

Ok
then I will get on this- I hope it will solve the problem.

Then I will post the update that is causing this. If any......

 

[Brink]

Be sure back up anything you do not want to lose first to be safe.

 

[Johncoool]

The latest update is that there is no exact reason that causes these issues.

I enabled boot log and rebooted into safe mode.

[BGCOLOR=transparent]The attached file contains the log and it has over 1300 entries. but they are all for that log. I cleared the others out by the time stamp.[/BGCOLOR]

Can someone check them and see if they can find the issue...

I have found over 50 posts with the same issue and no one seems to be able to pin point the issue.

 

[Johncoool]

I reinstalled windows.

Close the thread...

 

[Brink]

Sorry it took a reinstall.

 

[Johncoool]

The problem came back after the Windows fresh install and was solved 100%.

The solution can be found in another thread.

Link for the solution: Solved - DSIM and SFC reports are not the same for Win8.1