Windows 10: Avoid the need to enter my Microsoft account password twice to login to Windows 10 -...

This problem has been apparent since last November after I worked with a Microsoft technician to resolve a problem with being unable to apply a Windows updgrade to my Acer all-in-one.

The user affected has an administrator profile.


Sometimes I can login first time, on other occasions it requires two attempts.

When the first attempt fails it is most unlikely to be the wrong password as I am entering it very carefully !


It mostly happens after the computer is turned on and I am the first person to logon less of a problem when switching user accounts and logging in.

When login is refused there is no error message and no appreciable delay - the display just flicks over and awaits a second login attempt.

Although you may think it could be a profile issue, as other user accounts logging in to the Acer do not face this problem, I very much doubt it.

This is because when this admin user logs in to any of our other devices also using Windows 10 on the same home network this problem never arises.


I regularly update Windows, and apply driver updates and run basic housekeeping including disk clean up.


Running sfc / scannow has identified problems in the past and fixed them. No issues apparent now.


Device uses an Intel Core i3-6100U CPU @ 2.30GHz processor and has 8.00 GB RAM. Windows 10 Home Version 1909, OS build 18363.836.


Any suggestions will be much apprecaited.

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Not able to login to Windows 10 when entering the password into it.

Hi Linda,


Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.



To assist you better, please provide us the below information:

• Are trying to login as Microsoft Account or Local Account?
• Were you able to upgrade to Windows 10 successfully and not able to login to Windows 10?
• Have you tried to check with different keyboard?

I suggest you to try to enter the password using On-Screen Keyboard and check if it helps.

1. When at login page, click on Ease of Access which is available at the bottom right corner of the screen.

2. Then click on On-Screen Keyboard.

3. Try to enter the correct password and check if you are able to login to the computer.



Reply to us with the information, so that we can assist you better.

Let us know if you need any further assistance on Windows related issues and we will be glad to help.

 

Windows 10 Tweaks

As you may already know, Windows 10 (as well as Windows 8) allow you to log in with a valid Microsoft account, instead of creating a local account that only works on your machine. However, you may prefer to keep a local account for privacy reasons. If you do, though, some Windows 10 features—like Cortana—may not work. Despite the default behavior, the Windows 10 Store is not one of them. You can still log in to your Microsoft account for just the Store without switching to a full Microsoft account. The process, however, is not terribly obvious. To do so, follow these steps:

• Launch the Store from your Start menu.
• Click the user icon next to the search box.
• Click “Sign-in” from the menu that appears.
• Choose “Microsoft account” and log in like normal.
• When the “Make it yours” box appears do not enter your password. Instead, click “Sign in to just this app instead.”

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Cannot login with microsoft account on Windows 10.

Hi John,



If you are using Microsoft account to login into the user account, I suggest you to convert the user account to
Local account and using the new Microsoft account change to Microsoft user account by following the below steps and check if the issue is resolved.



Step 1: To convert to local account.

• Press Windows logo + I keys on the keyboard to open system
  Settings window.
• Click Accounts and under Your emails and accounts, click on
  sign in with a local account instead option.
• Enter your Microsoft account password and click on Next.
• Type the Password, and Password Hint that you want set for the local account and click
  Next.
• Click on Sign out and Finish button.
• Login to check if the changes are effective.

Step 2: To switch to Microsoft account.

• On the newly converted Local user account, press
  Windows logo + I keys on the keyboard to open Settings window.
• Click Accounts and under Your emails and accounts click on
  sign in with a microsoft account instead option.
• Enter the new Microsoft account ID and Password and click Sign in.
• Follow the on-screen instructions and check if the changes are effective.

Write to us with the status of not able to login using Microsoft account on the computer for further assistance.
Your reply is most important for us to ensure we assist you accordingly.



Thank you.