Login failure after computer name change
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I'm using a Microsoft account for the login of my Windows 10 PC.
When I setup my PC I set it up the way that I didn't need to enter a password on boot up (can't remember how I did that).
Now I changed the computer name of my Windows 10 PC.
Since the name change my PC boots up and then tells me that the username or password was wrong.
On the login screen it shows two accounts. One is my Microsoft account and the active account it tries to prompt the login for looks like a local account (that account didn't exist before).
I'm unable to log into this strange new account.
If I click on the Microsoft account I can login.
I would like to remove this strange account and again be able to boot without login prompt. How to resolve that?
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I'm using a Microsoft account for the login of my Windows 10 PC.
When I setup my PC I set it up the way that I didn't need to enter a password on boot up (can't remember how I did that).
Now I changed the computer name of my Windows 10 PC.
Since the name change my PC boots up and then tells me that the username or password was wrong.
On the login screen it shows two accounts. One is my Microsoft account and the active account it tries to prompt the login for looks like a local account (that account didn't exist before).
I'm unable to log into this strange new account.
If I click on the Microsoft account I can login.
I would like to remove this strange account and again be able to boot without login prompt. How to resolve that?
windows-10 user-accounts login microsoft-account
asked Nov 22 at 16:42
besnep
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I'm using a Microsoft account for the login of my Windows 10 PC.
When I setup my PC I set it up the way that I didn't need to enter a password on boot up (can't remember how I did that).
Now I changed the computer name of my Windows 10 PC.
Since the name change my PC boots up and then tells me that the username or password was wrong.
On the login screen it shows two accounts. One is my Microsoft account and the active account it tries to prompt the login for looks like a local account (that account didn't exist before).
I'm unable to log into this strange new account.
If I click on the Microsoft account I can login.
I would like to remove this strange account and again be able to boot without login prompt. How to resolve that?
windows-10 user-accounts login microsoft-account
asked Nov 22 at 16:42
besnep
1213
I'm using a Microsoft account for the login of my Windows 10 PC.
When I setup my PC I set it up the way that I didn't need to enter a password on boot up (can't remember how I did that).
Now I changed the computer name of my Windows 10 PC.
Since the name change my PC boots up and then tells me that the username or password was wrong.
On the login screen it shows two accounts. One is my Microsoft account and the active account it tries to prompt the login for looks like a local account (that account didn't exist before).
I'm unable to log into this strange new account.
If I click on the Microsoft account I can login.
I would like to remove this strange account and again be able to boot without login prompt. How to resolve that?
windows-10 user-accounts login microsoft-account
windows-10 user-accounts login microsoft-account
asked Nov 22 at 16:42
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asked Nov 22 at 16:42
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asked Nov 22 at 16:42
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asked Nov 22 at 16:42
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I found the culprit.
Changing the computer name in the system settings didn't update the DefaultDomainName in the registry under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionWinlogon.
Manually changing the DefaultDomainName to the same as my computer name solved the problem.
Not sure if this is a Windows 10 bug or expected behavior?
answered Nov 22 at 17:13
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1 Answer
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active
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active
oldest
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active
oldest
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up vote
2
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I found the culprit.
Changing the computer name in the system settings didn't update the DefaultDomainName in the registry under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionWinlogon.
Manually changing the DefaultDomainName to the same as my computer name solved the problem.
Not sure if this is a Windows 10 bug or expected behavior?
answered Nov 22 at 17:13
besnep
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I found the culprit.
Changing the computer name in the system settings didn't update the DefaultDomainName in the registry under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionWinlogon.
Manually changing the DefaultDomainName to the same as my computer name solved the problem.
Not sure if this is a Windows 10 bug or expected behavior?
answered Nov 22 at 17:13
besnep
1213
add a comment |
up vote
2
down vote
up vote
2
down vote
I found the culprit.
Changing the computer name in the system settings didn't update the DefaultDomainName in the registry under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionWinlogon.
Manually changing the DefaultDomainName to the same as my computer name solved the problem.
Not sure if this is a Windows 10 bug or expected behavior?
answered Nov 22 at 17:13
besnep
1213
I found the culprit.
Changing the computer name in the system settings didn't update the DefaultDomainName in the registry under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionWinlogon.
Manually changing the DefaultDomainName to the same as my computer name solved the problem.
Not sure if this is a Windows 10 bug or expected behavior?
answered Nov 22 at 17:13
besnep
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answered Nov 22 at 17:13
besnep
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answered Nov 22 at 17:13
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answered Nov 22 at 17:13
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