Windows 10: No login options on login screen.

So ... my Windows 10 computer won't let me log in. I'm at the login prompt screen and there's no login box to type in a password.

This is what I see.

Every 30 seconds or so the screen "pulses." See this video.

For some context, this started happening when I looked up how to start Win 10 in safe mode (I'm trying to install a VPN that wouldn't install for some reason and I was going to test it in safe mode). For more context, I'd restarted plenty of times since trying to install the VPN and it restarted fine, this only began after I followed the instructions on a website that told me to go to

Settings > Update & security > Recovery and then, under the Advanced Startup heading and click Restart now.

Well, that's what I did, and it restarted (VEEEEEEERY slowly, I might add. Every time is slow now) and now I have no login prompts. Help! I don't want to lose my applications and data with a restore! (I have 1.5 TB in games installed, and it would take weeks to get everything set up again.)

Here's what I've tried:

• Restarting (as well as shutting down and turning back on) didn't work.
• Shift-restarting didn't work
• Keyboard *does* work, as I can get the Win+P (etc) commands to work.
• Hard resets didn't work.
• Hitting enter twice and blindly typing in my password doesn't work.
• Attaching an external monitor and switching projection options with Win+P to see if a login screen is off-screen doesn't work. Only one screen shows anything. (The blank login screen.)
• Double-reset to get into recovery mode DOES work.
• I can get into Safe Mode and access my account with all of my files and applications.
• Safe Mode with Networking ... doesn't have a network connection. Weird.
• When in Safe Mode, I have to go to services.msc and get to Windows Modules Installer, set it to "Manual" and apply. Then I can click "Start." Before that, it was disabled.
• Once the above was done, I was able to run SFC and DISM. Both detected no errors.
• Ran chkdsk and there were no errors.
• In recovery mode, I tried to use a restore point. It failed. (Tried 3 restore points)
• In recovery mode, I tried a startup repair. It failed.
• In recovery mode, I tried go back to previous build. If failed (I'm on build 1607.)
• Tried an in-place update to 1705, but it gives an error that it won't work in safe mode.
• Added a new user account via command prompt and made it an admin. (In case my sole account, which was also an admin, was corrupted ... although I doubted that since I could get to it in safe mode.) Then tried restarting normally to see if I could log in. I could not. Same blank login screen.

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Login Screen Login options pin or password disappear each second new start

Hallo Joshua,

Thank you for your help, but I did a clean boot weeks ago.

This post work for me:

Login Setup won't take a PIN

I don't know why, but I can restart and my PIN fires no errors

Follow this post and than remove your PIN and create him again

Creeds

Falk

 

Login Screen Login options pin or password disappear each second new start

Hi Joshua,

• When did the issue start? Have you made any significant changes to your computer before the issue started?
• Which version of Windows 10 are you using? To check, kindly type winver on the search bar, then press the
  Enter key.
• What's the make and model of your computer?
• What are the exact troubleshooting steps that you've taken so far?

to 1:

When did PIN login start, which Version? Secound Q. no

to 2:

Version 1703 (Build 15063.674)

to 3:

Lenovo YOGA 90013ISK

to 4:

Nothing, I restart my system the second time and the login options disappeare. I restart the once it appear again new start disappeare and so on......

Each second time

Creeds

 

This might not help you but I thought it is worth to post:

On my multi boot system I have a W10 PRO x64 on secondary drive installed for testing purposes acting like your PC, never "voluntarily" showing the sign-in screen. I have noticed that with pressing ESC key fast and repeatedly when the empty screen with just the background image is shown it finally shows up letting me sign in.