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Change the Policy in Windows 10 or Windows 11 that disable the PIN login option after multiple shutdowns?
I’m encountering an issue with Windows 10/11 where the PIN login option is disabled after multiple shutdowns. This situation often arises due to CPU overclocking with XTU, leading to frequent reboots ...
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etc/update-motd.d added script which executes. But after change the old version is being executed
My script executes OK. But when I altered it on next ligins the old one is still executing instead of the amended one. Do I need to refresh/restart something (except the system :) ) for my changes to ...
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User profile cannot be loaded, after creating new standard account
I am trying to create a standard -not administrator- account on my Windows 10 PC. The account gets created but, when I try to sign-in, I get the error "The User Profile Service service failed the ...
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Windows login screen not letting me enter PIN
When I boot up my windows 10 computer, the login screen opens with the time, date and the personalised background picture, as normal. I am able to move the cursor with my mouse, but when I want to go ...
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Auto-logon but with lockscreen on PC, is it possible?
I use my PC as a server and want to run apps without logging in manually. They cannot run as a service and apps that can convert apps to services like NSSM also don't work perfectly.
So basically when ...
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I can't login in windows 10 to search for app in the store
I can't login in windows 10 to search for app in the store.
When I restarted my windows 10 computer, I got the following message:
Something happened and your PIN isn't available. Click to set up your ...
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Can I reach a login prompt on Windows 10?
I have a standalone machine running Windows 10 (19041) with three user accounts:
VisibleUser1 (standard user, has a password)
VisibleUser2 (standard user, no password)
HiddenUser (administrator, has ...
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User cannot login with blank password on Windows 10
I created a user account that has no password.
When trying to login as that user from the Welcome Screen, Windows says:
Account restrictions are preventing this user from signing in. For example: ...
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Windows won't accept PIN after power outage, doesn't show an option to put in password
(This is a complicated one, as I'm supporting my parents over the phone with this)
My parents' home computer shut down due to a power outage. Now, when they turn it on, the login screen says that they'...
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Setup USB Flash Drive as Physical Security Key on Windows [closed]
I am trying to change the security of my system to a physical device(with a password backup) mode, and have a very long password which I need not use every single time to login since I possess the ...
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Windows 10 shows themed images on login screen, then opens browser to page related to image after login - how can I prevent it?
On the login screen they show pictures, and I have to admit, sometimes they are nice but I do not want them. After I log in, windows 10 starts the browser and it goes to a page related to the image ...
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Can't Log on to Windows 10 PC because Microsoft Account was Deleted
I'd really appreciate some help on this. I recently set up a Microsoft account for my niece and used it to log in to a new computer intended to be given to her. I downloaded any programmes she'd need ...
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-Windows 10 Home Signin takes a really long time (like around 10 minutes)
Here are the details about my computer:
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6200U CPU @ 2.30GHz
Installed RAM 16.0GB
64-Bit Operation System, x64-based processor
Windows 10 Home
Windows Feature Experience Pack ...
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Windows 10 Login Screen is Blank - But Remote Desktop is Working
I am sitting next to my Windows 10 desktop running a remote login session from another computer. If I turn to the desktop that I'm remotely logged into and try to log in directly (requires CTRL-ALT-...
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Domain user unable to login to laptop for first time
I recently just setup a new Hp laptop for a user. when the user tries to login (domain account) he is getting welcome with his name for about 30 minutes then the machine will login with a temp account....
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Same named system user accounts distinguished by password
Is there a specific OS or some setting on linux/windows that will allow having at least two same named accounts which will look as one until is user logged in? Imagine it as having one main account ...
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Why does Windows 10 disable the PIN login option after multiple shutdowns?
I was tuning my bootloader and had to restar my computer multiple times to test the changes. After a few reboots, when I tried to login to my Windows 10 account, the following error appeared after I ...
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Cant login to the laptop (windows 10 ) with domain users
at our company, we have several laptops, that for no apparent reason stopped to allow all the users who are not admins in AD to log in. When you try to log in to one of those laptops it goes to a ...
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My Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit OS put password itself
I sat in my chair to use my computer, and when I started Windows OS, I noticed that Windows set a password by itself and I'm sure that I have not set any password before.
Okay, let's have a look the ...
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Windows 10 lock screen: ask for username shortcut
On a Windows 10 lock screen, one can configure through policy settings whether it will let you pick one user from a list, or ask for the username.
If the lock screen gives a list, is there a way from ...
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Admin account issue [duplicate]
I accidentally deleted the 2 admin account on my windows 10 then I restart my pc. After restart I'm not able to log in to my PC there's no account to be choose. What should I do?
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Mac login screen is not the default login screen anymore
My Mac's login screen is different from the normal one now and I am not sure why. My current login screen looks a little like this
as opposed to this
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Any ideas as to why this has changed? I ...
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When I start my PC sometimes it doesn't log me on
Hello to the SuperUser community,
I have recently installed Windows 10 Education on a Dell Precision laptop. It is on the latest, stable Fall Creators Update build (1709).
In recent days I have ...
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Is there a key combination to get the "classic logon screen" in Windows 7?
Pre-Windows 7 we can press CTRL+ALT+DEL to get the User+Password dialog (a.k.a. classic logon screen).
Is there a key combination to get this "classic logon screen" from the default logon screen (i.e....
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Windows 10 login screen glitch
My windows 10 login screen is not revealed easily. I've had this problem for awhile now where the welcome screen with the clock keeps jumping up and down out of rhythm. And to lift it up and reveal ...
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Ran privazer on my SSD and now I can't login
So after it ran, it restarted my computer. Once I get to the login screen it says 'Other User' Where my account would usually be. I can't login because I used a pin code to login to my computer. I ...
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Some of our users press enter a few times which count as logon attempts [closed]
We don't allow empty password so it should not count as a logon attempt.
However, some of our users press enter a few times to "wake up" the computer in the morning which results in them getting ...
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Guest account unable to login when graphic logon disabled
I have disabled graphic logon on my Windows 10 Pro PC so that users have to type in their username when logging on. This throws up an error when I try and log in on the guest account, though:
The ...
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30s of inactivity timeout will close logon screen
In Windows 10 logon screen (not remote), an inactive time of 30s will close it. Is there any way to modify the time?
We are developing some MFA (multi-factor authentication) support, after entering ...
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How to completely bypass Windows 10 login prompt after sleep without password set?
When you put your Windows 10 machine to sleep, and then hit a key to bring it back up in a while, it shows you the picture, when you get rid of that, it asks you to hit the login button - even when ...
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