Questions tagged [login-screen]
Use this tag when asking about login screens for any operating system
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Windows 11 Hacked - Fileless Malware : how do I block incoming requests through bluetooth/wifi at the login screen? [duplicate]
My main question is does anyone know how to block incoming requests through bluetooth/wifi at the login screen?
Everything below is an explanation of what is currently happening to my system:
I have ...
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Cannot connect remote linux host by Sunlogin after a reboot without logining in GUI on host first
I'm using Sunlogin to control a host Ubuntu remotely (server) by my Windows (client). They are both installed with Sunlogin and are connected to web.
Problem
After I reboot the server and wait for ...
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Windows locked to single user despite wiping SSD?
I bought a second-hand laptop which was supposed to be "factory reset" but when I booted it up it asked me to login as a specific person:
So I did a clean boot and had Windows reset itself -...
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After I execute proxychains my the login screen keep looping in Kali Linux
I was messing around with proxychain and now I can't log in to Kali Linux after restarting. It was working fine until I logged out, but FSR when I tried to log in the login screen is looping. It ...
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Is it possible to mount a Ramdisk before windows login screen?
I want to get a mounted ready to use ramdisk drive letter before login windows accounts.
Like drive ready behind lock screen start up
Is that possible??
Thanks
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How do I change Windows Lock/Login Screen fonts? What options do I have for resetting them?
Somehow, the font on the Windows Lock/Login screen changed, and I can no longer sign in to any user on that device because it simply resets to the Lock screen. My best guess on the specifics is that ...
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Logging into Windows 11 account using a pasted password
I have a separate admin account on my home PC, to make it less likely I will go into the admin account I want to give it an extremely long alpha-numeric password that is near enough impossible for the ...
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Windows 10 Boot Loader causes inconsistent behaviour on login screen
I've run into a mysterious inconsistency in the behaviour of the Windows 10 login screen, that seems to be caused by the Boot Loader somehow. Here are the scenarios:
Setup:
Windows 10 installed on C ...
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Changing Login Screen on Windows 10 - image doesn't appear to be anywhere
I work in a school setting and we have a bunch of Windows machines. Some kid took a picture and set it to the background for the Login screen (it's nothing crazy just another kid) andI want to remove ...
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User profile cannot be loaded, after creating new standard account
I am trying to create a standard -not administrator- account on my Windows 10 PC. The account gets created but, when I try to sign-in, I get the error "The User Profile Service service failed the ...
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Is it possible to get the Windows Login screen to cache Office 365 Accounts like it does with other types of accounts?
When a user creates a regular Microsoft account in Windows, they do not have to type in their email address each time they log into the machine; they only have to type their password. The first and ...
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Windows screen started to blink when login user
I login my Windows 10, the screen started to blink after a few seconds.
I have only 1 user login.
I tried to repair my pc with Windows installation CD.
The startup repair was failed. No system restore ...
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Login takes long to load on wake
On waking laptop it takes 15-20 seconds for login field to appear, this is a brand new laptop 11th Gen i5-11400H @ 2.70 GHz with 16 GB DDR4. Is this normal for Windows 11?
Windows 10 was a lot ...
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Windows login screen not letting me enter PIN
When I boot up my windows 10 computer, the login screen opens with the time, date and the personalised background picture, as normal. I am able to move the cursor with my mouse, but when I want to go ...
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Persistent password login screen for Windows, CE 5.0
I'm fairly new to the window CE 5.0 platform. I'm using an MC9090. I'm able to successfully set a password by going into control panel. The password screen is good up until the device has its battery ...
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Auto-logon but with lockscreen on PC, is it possible?
I use my pc as server and want to run apps without logging in manually. They cannot run as service and apps that can convert apps to service like nssm also don't work perfectly.
So basically when you ...
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Persist user selection on login screen after reboot on Windows 11
I use an Azure AD instance for my home desktop logins. To deter my wife from nuking my carefully curated Firefox tabs again, I created an account for her and set it up with Windows Hello and a nice ...
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cannot log through ubuntu gui - no user to choose
I added xorg, openbox and lxqt to my ubuntu 18.04 vagrant box to create lighweight gui experience.
After restarting box, VirtualBox window popped up with invite to select a user and enter a password ...
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I can't log into my account on Kali Linux
I've successfully installed Kali Linux, but I can't log in. My system is in Russian, and the keyboard layout is American English. After some Googling I had no luck. Should I reinstall it?
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I can't login in windows 10 to search for app in the store
I can't login in windows 10 to search for app in the store.
When I restarted my windows 10 computer, I got the following message:
Something happened and your PIN isn't available. Click to set up your ...
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Duplicate login choices on Windows 10
My windows 10 machine has exactly one non-builtin user, myself, an Administrator. I use a PIN to log in to the machine. Since I am the only user, and the only person with access to the machine, I ...
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How do I enable "Waiting <service>", "Preparing WIndows" login text?
While I am searching google How to enable preparing windows login test/How to enable informative text in my login screen but no luck.
I searched in Local Security Policies but it isn't there.
In the ...
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kali linux not taking keyboard input at login page when running on vmware
I have recently installed VMWare to use Kali Linux on it but upon reaching the login page I wasn't able to type my username/password, it wasn't taking any keyboard input (even with a virtual keyboard)
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Can I reach a login prompt on Windows 10?
I have a standalone machine running Windows 10 (19041) with three user accounts:
VisibleUser1 (standard user, has a password)
VisibleUser2 (standard user, no password)
HiddenUser (administrator, has ...
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User cannot login with blank password on Windows 10
I created a user account that has no password.
When trying to login as that user from the Welcome Screen, Windows says:
Account restrictions are preventing this user from signing in. For example: ...
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Win-Server 2019 login screen blank on rdp
Every now and then we have 1-2 servers at a time that don't allow remote logins.
After connecting to the system via RDP (already providing login info) the login screen stays blank and doesn't log in ...
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Windows 10 - Skip "Sign In" button when switching between two passwordless local accounts
I have the following situation:
Headless Windows 10 Home desktop
Two local accounts without passwords
When I attempt to switch between the users, Windows returns me to the sign in screen and asks me ...
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How to get multiple user and password logins on a HITRON router
I have people who go to my house and I want them to have an individual login for themselves ( I know its not needed but I still want it)
For example:
(try to click the network to log in and it looks ...
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Why do my "Sign-in options" lack "Require sign-in"?
Do not ask me to add password to this backup laptop. It uses Windows 10 Home Version 10.0.19043. Following is user John's Sign-in options screen.
Why does mine below differ? Why does mine lack "...
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FIDO2 Security Key login annoyance with Windows 10/11 and Azure AD
I've a few Windows 10 and Windows 11 machines that are, like I/my account is, joined my Azure AD and I use my FIDO2 keys (Yubikey Bio and also Kensington Verimark Guards) to log in BUT I have noticed ...
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How to sign in to Windows 10 with local account?
I have created a local user account in Windows 10 and set a password, but when I try to switch user from my Microsoft-account to the local one, the login screen prompts me for an email-address and a ...
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Windows won't accept PIN after power outage, doesn't show an option to put in password
(This is a complicated one, as I'm supporting my parents over the phone with this)
My parents' home computer shut down due to a power outage. Now, when they turn it on, the login screen says that they'...
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Setup USB Flash Drive as Physical Security Key on Windows [closed]
I am trying to change the security of my system to a physical device(with a password backup) mode, and have a very long password which I need not use every single time to login since I possess the ...
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How to delete a local login account/windows user account? Windows 10
I have created a local user account two weeks ago on my win10 machine.
Now I have deleted this user account but it is still offered at startup as an login option,
which makes no sense, cause the ...
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Extra background appears at Win 10 login... What to do?
I wonder what cause this extra background at login...
Suddenly it just came, and now it seems to be their everytime. Even after making a clean re-install of OS.
I'm worried I might be hacked or ...
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Will Windows prompt the user for the 4 digit code to log in - when a user is logged in?
One of our users says they got a prompt that looked like a Windows system prompt asking them for their 4 digit login code. They were already logged in (obviously).
Can this happen? Or was this ...
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Bypassing Login Password without losing encrypted data?
I've been asked to bypass a local user login screen for windows 10.
After some research I found this video with step-by-step instructions on how to turn the "ease of access" button into the &...
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weird login screen in windows 10
Normally when I boot the computer up, I am presented with the login screen where I am asked to enter a 4 digit pin in order to login to windows.
but today when I boot up those things happend:
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Windows 10 shows themed images on login screen, then opens browser to page related to image after login - how can I prevent it?
On the login screen they show pictures, and I have to admit, sometimes they are nice but I do not want them. After I log in, windows 10 starts the browser and it goes to a page related to the image ...
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Can't Log on to Windows 10 PC because Microsoft Account was Deleted
I'd really appreciate some help on this. I recently set up a Microsoft account for my niece and used it to log in to a new computer intended to be given to her. I downloaded any programmes she'd need ...
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How to change duration of timeout after too many incorrect password attempts in Windows 10?
Using Windows 10 Pro, I authenticate in the login screen with my password.
It often happens that I mistype my password multiple times and at a certain point the password prompt is delayed for a minute ...
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windows 10 stuck at sign in page
I have bought a new Asus R512jb laptop and it's been a few weeks I'm using it with no problem, but a few days ago when I wanted to reboot it from sleep I faced a strange problem. When I saw the sign-...
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Manjaro login screen not displaying locale selector
Manjaro has a bar at the bottom of the login screen (came with XFCE install) that displays a lot of accessibility options, such as high contrast and large text. Until recently, it also displayed a ...
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-Windows 10 Home Signin takes a really long time (like around 10 minutes)
Here are the details about my computer:
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6200U CPU @ 2.30GHz
Installed RAM 16.0GB
64-Bit Operation System, x64-based processor
Windows 10 Home
Windows Feature Experience Pack ...
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How to show all users on MacBook login when it seems be locked to boot into one user profile?
I have a MacBook - company imaged to Catalina (light company stuff on it) but I shared with another user - and he enabled quick start for just him
He left the company and I want to see my user profile ...
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macOS Big Sur - high CPU usage before user login
Is there a way to log the system activities, such as errors or cpu usage data, before user login?
I'm using macOS Big Sur 11.0.1 on MacBook Pro 16 inch - 2019, and I found the machine is hot and the ...
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Removing PIN Login from Windows 10
After upgrading to 20H2 I was required to set up a PIN login (at least, I don't recall seeing an option to decline doing so).
Unfortunately, this did several things:
It wiped out the password I had ...
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Windows 10 new install login differences
I have a laptop (Win10Prox64, v1909) and a desktop (Win10Prox64, v2004). The desktop I recently built and as I was installing Windows 10 on it I think I set up a local account to start, then later ...
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Alternative ways to enter English letters in Ubuntu
I don't know how but the English layout was removed from Ubuntu. At the moment I can't log in, because my password contains English letters. Also, when I'm starting it in advanced mode as root, I ...
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Use registry tweak to change the duration of the welcome screen
I found a registry tweak that has been used since Win XP. It seems to be used on Network machines.
I tried it on both my Win 7 and win 8.1 and did not work on either one. I have home edition windows.
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