Windows 10: change who is the primary user of the computer

when you have 2+ users on the computer, it seems to boot the computer with either the oldest account, or (i assume this is the correct one) the highest level account (local admin > admin > standard) so if you're like me and have 2 account, an admin and a standard user, it'll have the admin's login screen to save time logging into the admin's account. is there a way to change who this primary user is?

not sure if these terms are correct... but whatever... i'm sure most would know what i'm talking about

:)

 

Restricting the Access of a Standard User who is NOT part of my family

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

Sorry for the inconvenience caused.

This issue could be due to corrupted files. I suggest you to follow the steps below and verify the result.

There are two ways to do this. The easiest way is to enter the complete file path:

On the Start screen, type C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Parental Controls and press Enter.

If you’d rather open each folder individually, follow these steps:

a. Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and then tap Search.

(If you're using a mouse, point to the upper-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer down, and then click Search.)

b. Make sure that Apps is selected, and then enter Computer in the Search box.

c. Tap or click to open the Computer app. Open C:, open the Program Data folder, open the Microsoft folder, open the Windows folder, and open the Parental Controls folder.

3) Delete all contents of the Parental Controls folder.

This will delete any corrupt files. Your settings will be downloaded again from familysafety.microsoft.com the next time you sign in.

For more information, I suggest you to refer to the article below.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-in/windows/set-up-family#set-up-family=windows-10

Hope this information helps. Reply to the post with updated status of the issue so that we can assist you further.

 

Restricting the Access of a Standard User who is NOT part of my family

Thank you, but I'm not sure this was very helpful. My standard user is not a part of my family. I cannot see his account when I log in to manage family accounts.

The article you referred to only seems to apply to Family Users. Again, he's not part of my family users. Under Account Settings, he is listed under Other Accounts.

And I'm not sure why you're calling me Angela.

I did what you suggested, but he is still not showing up as part of my family.

 

Hello Dr. Ivo,

By default, Windows will show the last user on the sign in screen instead of all users.

If both accounts are password protected, then you could click/tap on the arrow at the top left corner on the sign in screen to see all users to select the account you want to sign in to.

Did you want to have Windows automatically sign in to your admin account instead?

 

i have my admin account (which i title with my real name) and i have my ivo account, which is the account i use on a regular basis... i actually never sign in with the admin account aside from the first boot to make the ivo account... i only use the admin account for uac things

i was just logged in as the ivo account... restarted computer, and the admin account is there waiting for a password...

 

Hmm, Microsoft must have changed this. I'm getting the same thing as well with only and admin and standard account.

I'm not aware of a way to specify what user is displayed by default on the sign in screen.

You should have a back arrow at the top left to switch to see all users on the sign in screen though.

 

yeah... there is... it's just annoying to need to do that every time... oh well...

cheers