Windows 10: I keep getting logged into a temporary account

My computer has kept logging me into a temporary account and I can't access my actual account, I've tried searching it up but nothing made any sense and I really want my account back without factory resetting it

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PC is logging in to temporary profile

Hi Shayna,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



I understand that you are facing issues with temporary profile on your PC, and I certainly appreciate your efforts in trying to resolve the issue by performing troubleshooting steps.



I would suggest you to refer the
suggestions provided by me replied on May 24, 2019 and see if that helps.



If the issue persists, please get back to us with the details of the troubleshooting steps to assist you further.



Regards,

Prakhar Khare

Microsoft Community – Moderator

 

temporary account

I was logged into a temporary account quite a while ago and I was able to get out of it but I was presently logged back in so I followed all of the steps I was given and got out of it again and this time I made sure
that everything was updated (google, windows etc.) but I've been put back into it for a third time now and I would like to know what's going on and why I'm being logged back into a temporary account.

 

How to change temporary account to permanent account in Windows 10.

Hello Joan,

Thank you for posting on Microsoft Community. We will assist you in resolving the issue.

Before assisting further, I would like to ask you few questions:

• 
  What do you mean by “temporary profile”?
  
• 
  Are you logged into a temporary user profile?
  

If you are logged in into a temporary profile, I suggest you to reboot the PC and check if the issue is resolved. If the issue persists, I suggest you to follow the steps below and check if the issue is resolved.

Step 1: Enable built-in administrator account.

• 
  Open Elevated command prompt by entering
  Safe mode with Command prompt. To go to safe mode, use the power button on the sign-in screen and press
  Shift + Restart. This will take you to the recovery boot menu. Click
  Troubleshoot> Advanced options> Startup settings.
  You then see a list where you can choose Safe Mode with Command prompt.
  
• 
  Type the following command: net user administrator /active:yes
  
• 
  Login into the built in administrator user profile and create a new user profile with administrator privileges.
  
• 
  Delete the corrupted user account from the built in administrator.
  
• 
  Then lock your screen by pressing Windows key + L, and sign-in at the
  Administrator account.
  
• 
  Check if the issue persist and you can disable built in administrator account by typing the command:
  net user administrator /active:no
  in the Command prompt (Admin).
  

Step 2: To create a new user account
follow the steps below:

• 
  Open Elevated command prompt by right clicking on the
  Start icon and select Command prompt (Admin).
  
• 
  Type net user NewAccount password /add
  and click Enter.
  
• 
  Type net localgroup Administrators NewAccount /add and click
  Enter.
  
• 
  Log off from the system and login to the new user account.
  

You can also refer to the Set up accounts on
Windows 10.

Write back to us with the answers to the above questions and the status of the issue on the same post for further assistance. Your reply is most important for us to ensure we assist you accordingly.

Thank you.