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I recently upgraded my Windows 10 to the latest version: 1709.

No probs - all went well.

Now, when I start the computer, it says both user accounts (dad and son) have auto signed in. This causes problems when some apps only work with one user signed in at one time (i.e. Overwatch).

How can I stop this from happening? Is there a setting I can please turn off?

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  • In Settings -> Accounts -> Sign-in options the bottom section is Privacy, which has an auto-sign in option. If this is on for both accounts, set it off for the accounts you don't to log in.
    – AFH
    Commented Nov 27, 2017 at 12:05
  • @Mokubai - I'll make it an answer if the questioner confirms that it solves the problem. I can't easily test it, and the problem may lie elsehere.
    – AFH
    Commented Nov 27, 2017 at 12:32
  • Can confirm, both accounts had that setting turned on. I've turned it off for my son and restarted and it looks like his account is not auto signed in. I'll ask more questions when you add your comment as an answer :)
    – Pure.Krome
    Commented Nov 27, 2017 at 15:07
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    Does this answer your question? Windows 10 - Users already logged in at boot
    – Melebius
    Commented Aug 9, 2021 at 8:58

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If you go to Windows 10 Settings (Win+i) and select Accounts, then at the bottom of Sign-in options you'll find the section labelled Privacy:

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The last of the options here enables automatic sign-in: make sure that this is turned off for all accounts you don't want to sign in on restart.

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  • in your picture, that automatic sign-in was turned on for both accounts. Reading the words, I thought the auto sign-on only occurs/occurred when windows auto-restarts the system because of a windows update requiring a restart .. vs ... a human manually restarting / shutting down then turning back on.
    – Pure.Krome
    Commented Nov 29, 2017 at 0:35
  • @Pure.Krome - I realised what the words imply, but it was the only account-based auto-sign-on I could find: I hoped it would answer the question, and it turns out that it does. That's why I wanted to check it solved the problem before I submitted an answer.
    – AFH
    Commented Nov 29, 2017 at 11:58
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    Kewl! I'm wondering if there's something in some 'startup file' which windows keeps thinking we're still 'setting something up' after a reboot.... which windows isn't marking as completed. So it's stuck in this weird 'state'. /me shrugs
    – Pure.Krome
    Commented Nov 29, 2017 at 23:39

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