PC Help!!! User log in suddenly appeared

 Hey guys.

 I rebooted my pc and now it wants a user log in/pw. Fuck knows where it has pulled this from. Before I rebooted I noticed that when i hit ctrl-alt-del it brought up the lock screen option instead of Windows Task Manager which I thought was weird hence rebooting ( probably not the best move in hindsight)

 I didn't change anything to get this and I cannot get the p/w right to get back. I pretty much only use 2 or 3 p/w for everything and I have tried dozens of combos of anything that it is even remotely likely to be.

 I need help I am about to kill someone. PC is in massive danger of being thrown onto the road.

 Any ideas?

 Angry S.A.

Call your IT man... they will prob just have to reset the password.

Is it the standard windows logon or the windows network logon???

I think he is talking about his home PC dude...

 

 This is a home computer mate my IT is Oli, Khem & mustafa

 

 I'm gonna be calling someone in a moment- maybe my MP.

 This is an outrage, I am going to Defcon 4

 Big up Oli for his help tho

 

 

It's Friday, you should be at work

Well Khem is on holidays from tomorrow....

Had you done Windows updates before rebooting?

....or installed/updated .NET framework?

.NET often changes the user logon procedures...

....if you remember your original admin password from when you installed Windows when u get to the login prompt login as Administrator. From there you can reset your own password in user management.

Failing that I do a housecall for $60

 No updates. The only thing I have done today is update my wireless adaptor drivers.

 .NET was installed a couple of weeks ago.

 The password I used 2 months ago when I did a full reinstall is not working thats the problem. It seems to have changed.

 

 

Try the user Administrator with no password

and did you try your everyday username with no password?

 Fuckin hell the second one worked.

 Thanks mate. 

 Classic case of hearing hooves and searching for Unicorns.

 MOVING BACK TO DEFCON 3

Haha.

Hahahhahahaaaaaaa.....

WORD.


 

Sometimes to best answer is the least technical one 

DUDE!

My computer did that just then! I knew to just press enter without a password though 

But why? I was messing about with trying to get my xp computer networked with a vista lappy though...

I blame Falcon. It's the only common ingredient.

There's a setting somewhere relating to networking that alters the way windows behaves on boot up (ie. if it logs in automatically or not). I've seen that setting changed when you fiddle with networking components, or when you install certain software updates...

Yeah now that you mention it if the setting is changed it does piss off your normal welcome screen and forces you to enter a password (even if there is no password so hit enter).

To fix this go to Control Panel - User Accounts - Change the way users log on and off

Make sure to tick Use Welcome Screen and untick Fast User Switching for a little speed increase on loading unless you have several users constantly logging in and out.

The Use Welcome Screen option is the cause of that password bullshit coming up though, once that's unticked you should be apples.

Most likely cause must be when you updated those wireless drivers it set it back to default.

how do i stop it?

cant find anything in the user settings thing in the control panel...

yeah under user groups, but ive found that third party software, in my case my wireless usb adaptor sets it to windows login screen by default, havent looked too hard for how to turn it off, pressing enter aint too tough tho..

That should do it