Windows 10: Windows 10 Ghost User Account

Discus and support Windows 10 Ghost User Account in User Accounts and Family Safety to solve the problem; I've searched high and low on the web. It seems like this has been discussed alot but unfortunatley none of the fixes i have found worked. Here is my... Discussion in 'User Accounts and Family Safety' started by grod777, Jan 17, 2020.

  1. grod777 Win User

    Windows 10 Ghost User Account


    I've searched high and low on the web. It seems like this has been discussed alot but unfortunatley none of the fixes i have found worked. Here is my issue:
    I have 2 users on my PC. My PC boots right into one of the users but I do not want that. I'd like the PC to boot like in Windows 7 where you choose the user.
    What i found was i have to go into netplwiz and uncheck "User Must Enter a user name and password to use this computer". When i do that and reboot it creates another instance of the user I set a password for. When i enter the password for the user it says incorrect password. So i choose the ghost user (same name) ansd enter the password and it logs in.
    How do I get rid of the second (ghost user)?

    :)
     
    grod777, Jan 17, 2020
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  2. Zakin Win User

    Strange Windows 10 User Account issue.

    Unfortunately I had done those steps numerous reboots, it just, reappears for no good reason. The base account isn't even a Microsoft account, it's a local account.

    I haven't quite tried the built in administrator account on W10, but so far in my experience on my own computer, the built in account seemed to have absolutely no more control than I did on my own.

    It's just strange, I go in, it warns me twice about deleting the account, then it's gone. Reboot, and it's back?

    EDIT: Just to specify, both command line and Netplwiz both say only HIS account exists on the computer, it doesn't list this rogue account. This is what I meant in my first post about the fact that even Windows doesn't seem to believe it exists, HALF the time. *Frown Windows 10 Ghost User Account :(
     
    Zakin, Jan 17, 2020
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  3. 95Viper Win User
    95Viper, Jan 17, 2020
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  4. Ahhzz Win User

    Windows 10 Ghost User Account

    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.”
    from Lifehacker
     
    Ahhzz, Jan 17, 2020
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