Windows 10: query about user accts/bypassing login

recently tweaked it so that i could bypass login without entering password. mistakenly added "malcolm" and not full name to login screen bypassing...now everytime pc comes on, the first option "malcolm" name appears and it wont login automatically...so i would have to click the second option "malcolm smith" to login...how do i remove the first option entirely

:)

 

trying to elimimate the need for use of a password in windows 10?

You should say what you tried already. Simplest way is to open the Run box and type or copy and paste

control userpasswords2

Select your acct--it should already be highlighted. Uncheck Users must enter passwords... Then select Apply it and enter your login password. Do not ever forget your password. There will be times you must enter it and it is easy to forget it if you never
use it. You should be the only user in a private home setting to bypass your acct sign in. See this article for more info-- http://www.ricksdailytips.com/skip-windows-10-logon-screen/

(netplwiz can also be used)

 

Local User Acct Not showing on Login

Bought my wife a new Laptop, came with Win10 Home. So I setup the 1st OOBE acct which was admin privileged. Got it signed into my routers secured SSID. Then got security software installed and configured. Did all the long time updates suffering my ISP
(or it's leased modem) bumping me off several times. Finally got the machine all ready to go.

So today I went to setup a local limited user acct so my wife won't have to surf the web in an admin acct. After all this is Windows 10 a modern OS surely creating a 2nd Non Admin User acct can't be such an exercise to complete, right ?

Ok the actual creation goes ok in the Control Panel->Users. I sign out of my admin acct expecting to see the new non admin user login option come up on the login screen. Nope, just the Admin acct showing (the one I just signed out of).

So I do a total restart, same thing, no sign of new user acct on login at all. Only the OOBE acct shows.

So I login to the admin acct. I look and no files have been created for the new user, but I think that usually happens the first time the user logs in (?) so that's not a biggy yet.

I open an admin cmd console and run Net User and the new user is showing up in the net user display and it's active and it's local group membership is "users".

So I'm at a loss. Did I get a windows 10 that refuses to let me have a functional 2nd user acct ? Just can't imagine such being this difficult right out of the box.

Appreciate any info as I've searched several places and found nothing to help me

 

Hello Malcom, *Smile

If you used netplwiz, then you would just need to set it up again using the correct account name instead.

*Arrow User Accounts Sign in User Account Automatically at Windows 10 Startup - Windows 10 Forums

 

i was able to remove the second option as seen in your diagram...but had to login with pass. i thought id better leave it like it is...even though iam the only one who uses this pc..but good hints neverless! cheers brink bro

 

Ok, good.

If you like, you should now be able to setup netplwiz to automatically sign in to your account at startup.