Windows 10: Windows 10 Home - "Other user" on Login - Unable to see Local Account

This has just started happening this week on Dell and HP desktops with Windows 10 Home. I have a local account for Administrator access on all of them but a few of these PCs have changed behavior and now show the "Other user" login screen. I have to type the admin name and password to log on. Not the biggest problem, but it gets worse.


Once I create a new Local account for a non-admin user on these PCs my original Admin account becomes inaccessible. The "Other user" login display is replaced with only the new Local user account who does not have Admin access. When UAC pops up there is only a "NO" button, no "YES" button or ability to enter my Admin password.


Any suggestions or explanation are greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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Use a Local user Account to login to Windows 10 PC

Hello Vojta,

Thank you for posting your concern in Microsoft Community and welcome to the Windows 10 Family.

From the description provided, I understand that you want a Local user account to login to your computer.

I suggest you to follow the below steps to convert the Microsoft Account you are using to a Local Account.

• Sign in to your Microsoft account.
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  Click Start and then PC settings.
  
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  Click Users and accounts and under your Profile select “Sign in with a local account instead ” option.
  
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  Enter the required details.
  
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  Type in a Username, Password, and Password Hint that you want set for your Local account and click
  Next. Click on Sign out and Finish button.
  

Hope the above information is helpful. If you need further assistance, we would be happy to help you further.

Thank you.

 

Unable to login to local user account in Windows 10 while in administrator account

Hi Alren,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

We regret the inconvenience caused to you.

To assist you better, I like to know; did you install Windows 10 through Windows Update or clean installation?

As per your query I would suggest you to check, if your Local user account is listed under all Users.

To check follow the below steps:

1) Press Windows key + R to open run prompt.

2) Type .. (double dot) and hit Enter, check if the user account listed or not.

Reply to us with the status of your issue, we will be happy to assist you.

 

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