Windows 10: Wrong Desktop on Sign-in

Discus and support Wrong Desktop on Sign-in in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; All of a sudden, when I start Windows and it asks me to sign in, I put in my pin as usual, but my normal desktop doesn't appear. Instead, a generic one... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by BobZolto, Aug 25, 2023.

  1. BobZolto Win User

    Wrong Desktop on Sign-in


    All of a sudden, when I start Windows and it asks me to sign in, I put in my pin as usual, but my normal desktop doesn't appear. Instead, a generic one does. I am unable to use any of my apps or libraries using that desktop. Another user on this computer has no troubles. This has happened once or twice in the past, but it seemed to have corrected itself. What should I do?

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    BobZolto, Aug 25, 2023
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  2. jimhoyle Win User

    How to troubleshoot an error that appears only at Restart or Sign out?

    I get an error pop-up error message not every, but almost every time I Restart or Sign out. It's the screen with blue background and on top of Restart or Sign out text an error window says:

    Explorer.exe - Application error. The instruction at 0x000… referenced memory at 0x000... The memory could not be written.

    Sometimes the error code is just zeros, sometimes random numbers. I have tried so much already to troubleshoot this. For example these did not help in any way:
    • MemTest86+ (no problems)
    • Disabling any Services, Autoruns/ShellExView entries
    • Low resolution mode
    • BIOS settings are fine, no overclocking etc.
    • DISM.exe and sfc
    • etc.

    However, these do make the error go away:
    • End process for explorer.exe before Restart or Sign out
    • Safe Mode
    • Creating a new user profile (almost the same as clean installing Windows, many full days of work)
    • Uninstalling NVIDIA graphics driver (then the card is unusable, of course)
    • Disabling Device Manager / Display Adapters / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080

    I already contacted NVIDIA and the graphics driver is not the culprit. Something has gone wrong with the user profile as the same driver works just fine in a new profile (and there's nothing wrong with the driver anyway, it's just the Restart or Sign out process that has a problem).

    What can I do to fix this? One useful thing would be to have a step-by-step procedure for the Sign out. So that it'd ask before continuing to the next step and list what it's doing. Or if I could just disable whatever it does when the error appears.
     
    jimhoyle, Aug 25, 2023
    #2
  3. password sign in

    Hi,

    About your concern with typing the password after being idle, it is actually recommended to activate for security reasons.

    If you wish to disable it, I suggest you to follow the below steps and check if it helps.

    • Go to Settings.
    • Click on Accounts.
    • Click on Sign in options.
    • On the right side, you will see required sign in.
    • Change it to Never.

    Let us know how it goes.

     
    PreciousLeb, Aug 25, 2023
    #3
  4. Wrong Desktop on Sign-in

    windows 10 unable to sign in


    Today i was just adding a folder to my shared vpn and removed the wrong account from the list (being mine) the admin account. It wouldn't let me do anything really so i went to restart my pc and it keeps saying wrong password and won't let me sign in. Sorry i know this is a reallllly silly thing to do but can anyone suggest anything that might work? Thankyou
     
    Lukeyreborn78, Aug 25, 2023
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