Windows 10: Windows 10 update August 2021 - Loss of account and date

Hi, a few weeks ago, an automatic update of Windows10 took place. Towards the end of the update I noticed that it was undertaking a 'Cleaning' process. I haven't seen or noticed this before but thought nothing of it ....... until I tried to log on afterwards. Instead of my usual screen the Windows screen appeared which I thought odd. I then opened up Chrome only to find that all my tabs had disappeared and there was no option to restore closed tabs. I subsequently found that none of my data files, photos and so on could be accessed. Through some initial research I found that I was being identi

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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

 

Microsoft August 2021 Security Updates

August 2021 Security Updates

Updates this Month


This release consists of security updates for the following products, features and roles.

• .NET Core & Visual Studio
• ASP .NET
• Azure
• Azure Sphere
• Microsoft Azure Active Directory Connect
• Microsoft Dynamics
• Microsoft Graphics Component
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Office SharePoint
• Microsoft Office Word
• Microsoft Scripting Engine
• Microsoft Windows Codecs Library
• Remote Desktop Client
• Windows Bluetooth Service
• Windows Cryptographic Services
• Windows Defender
• Windows Event Tracing
• Windows Media
• Windows MSHTML Platform
• Windows NTLM
• Windows Print Spooler Components
• Windows Services for NFS ONCRPC XDR Driver
• Windows Storage Spaces Controller
• Windows TCP/IP
• Windows Update
• Windows Update Assistant
• Windows User Profile Service

Please note the following information regarding the security updates:


Security Update Guide Blog Posts
Date Blog Post
February 9, 2021 Continuing to Listen: Good News about the Security Update Guide API
January 13, 2021 Security Update Guide Supports CVEs Assigned by Industry Partners
December 8, 2020 Security Update Guide: Let’s keep the conversation going
November 9, 2020 Vulnerability Descriptions in the New Version of the Security Update Guide
Relevant Information

• Windows 10 updates are cumulative. The monthly security release includes all security fixes for vulnerabilities that affect Windows 10, in addition to non-security updates. The updates are available via the Microsoft Update Catalog. For information on lifecycle and support dates for Windows 10 operating systems, please see Windows Lifecycle Facts Sheet.
• Microsoft is improving Windows Release Notes. For more information, please see What's next for Windows release notes.
• A list of the latest servicing stack updates for each operating system can be found in ADV990001. This list will be updated whenever a new servicing stack update is released. It is important to install the latest servicing stack update.
• In addition to security changes for the vulnerabilities, updates include defense-in-depth updates to help improve security-related features.
• Customers running Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, or Windows Server 2008 need to purchase the Extended Security Update to continue receiving security updates. See 4522133 for more information.

FAQs, Mitigations, and Workarounds
The following CVEs have FAQs, Mitigations, or Workarounds. You can see these in more detail from the Vulnerabilities tab by selecting FAQs, Mitigations and Workarounds columns in the Edit Columns panel.

• CVE-2021-26428
• CVE-2021-26429
• CVE-2021-26430
• CVE-2021-26433
• CVE-2021-34478
• CVE-2021-34485
• CVE-2021-34532
• CVE-2021-36926
• CVE-2021-36932
• CVE-2021-36933
• CVE-2021-36938
• CVE-2021-36941
• CVE-2021-36949

Known Issues
You can see these in more detail from the Deployments tab by selecting Known Issues column in the Edit Columns panel.


For more information about Windows Known Issues, please see Windows message center (links to currently-supported versions of Windows are in the left pane).


KB Article Applies To
5005030 Windows 10, Version 1809, Windows Server 2019
5005031 Windows 10, Version 1909
5005033 Windows 10, Version 2004, Windows Server, Version 2004, Windows 10, Version 20H2, Windows Server, Version 20H2, Windows 10, Version 21H1
5005040 Windows 10
5005076 Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2 (Monthly Rollup)
5005088 Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (Monthly Rollup)
5005089 Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (Security-only update)
5005090 Windows Server 2008 SP2 (Monthly Rollup)
5005094 Windows Server 2012 (Security-only update)
5005095 Windows Server 2008 SP2 (Security-only update)
5005099 Windows Server 2012 (Monthly Rollup)
5005106 Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2 (Security-only update)

Released: Aug 10, 2021
August 2021 Security Updates - Release Notes - Security Update Guide - Microsoft

 

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.”

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