Windows 10: How to prevent windows start user session before the user logs in?

Hello,


my question is: how to prevent windows start user session before the user logs in?


Notice: there are multiple users on the PC and they all have password and pin and must enter it to login.


Symptoms, which I observe:

- When I start my PC, then login screen for the last user, who used the PC is shown good so far. But if I don't touch PC for a while couple of minutes and only then login, then I see, that my "autorun" programms, like Skype etc. are already started. This is unexpected and unwanted for me. I would expect the applications to start being loaded only after I input my password.

- Another even less nice symptom: if I switch the account and login not to the previously used account, but to some other one and then try to log out, then I get the message, then other users are logged in on this PC. If I log off and login to the account of the previous user and try to shut down from there or explicitly log off and then try to shut down, then I don't get any message and the PC goes off normally.


From these two symptoms I conclude, that Windows start session for at least last logged in user before user actually starts to login. This behavior is unwanted for me and I would like to disable it. Is it possible?


Thank you in advance.


Dmitrii.

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Hi,

I apologize for not addressing you in a timely manner. Let me help you in resolving the issue.

I would suggest you to delete all the user account apart from the one which you are able to log in with Admin rights. Install all pending Windows and driver updates.
Updates are additions to software that can help prevent or fix problems, improve how your computer works, or enhance your computing experience. Follow the steps below to create new user account and check if that helps.

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Open to any ideas.

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