Windows 10 — how to remove a user from logon screen?

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I'm using Windows 10 (1803) and since I'm the only user of my PC I've enabled autologon using netplwiz:

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It worked fine for a long time but after some newer updates (still no 1809!) there is a second user profile with my name and a message that the password I've entered is wrong on logon screen:

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…so the autologon doesn't succeed and I have to choose my account manually and enter my PIN.

Is there a way to remove this second user from the logon screen?

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GeMir

Posted 2018-10-28T11:49:37.503

Reputation: 147

1Does disabling and re-enabling autologon using netplwiz change anything? (I can't read the images fyi, maybe it won't matter) – Xen2050 – 2018-10-28T12:22:00.403

@Xen2050 for some reason it seems actually to do the job! Thank you! – GeMir – 2018-10-28T12:34:50.313

That's good news, I might as well make it an official answer (Welcome!) – Xen2050 – 2018-10-28T12:35:43.433

I had this problem on a VM of mine. I simply set the default user account again and doing so solved the problem. – Ramhound – 2018-10-29T18:49:09.237

Answers

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Try disabling and re-enabling autologon using netplwiz.

Something must have changed during an update, but netplwiz might be able to re-set things back to working.

Xen2050

Posted 2018-10-28T11:49:37.503

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