Force windows 10 to default to a specific username on the login screen
My girlfriend and I share a "couch laptop". It's the laptop we use when we're watching tv or in the living room. We each have our own account on this windows 10 laptop.
If I use the laptop, then logout when I'm done, when she attempts to use it, the login screen will default to MY username. This wouldn't be a problem except she NEVER remembers to click her username before typing her password and it ends up being a very frustrating experience for both of us because she thinks she's forgotten her password and I have to get up from whatever I'm doing to help.
How can I make the login always default to her username? I've tried the instructions here and they seem to have no effect:
https://gist.github.com/dbirks/ec4416c9064a323b14f435ee934efd71
They do not work even once. After changing the registry values and restarting the login still defaults to me.
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asked Feb 18 at 2:56
Mark BrownMark Brown
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My girlfriend and I share a "couch laptop". It's the laptop we use when we're watching tv or in the living room. We each have our own account on this windows 10 laptop.
If I use the laptop, then logout when I'm done, when she attempts to use it, the login screen will default to MY username. This wouldn't be a problem except she NEVER remembers to click her username before typing her password and it ends up being a very frustrating experience for both of us because she thinks she's forgotten her password and I have to get up from whatever I'm doing to help.
How can I make the login always default to her username? I've tried the instructions here and they seem to have no effect:
https://gist.github.com/dbirks/ec4416c9064a323b14f435ee934efd71
They do not work even once. After changing the registry values and restarting the login still defaults to me.
windows windows-10
asked Feb 18 at 2:56
Mark BrownMark Brown
1163
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What exactly have you tried in the instructions? These registry keys would have to be set over and over, because every time you log in they will be changed. Why not require a username AND password be typed in? Which, ironically is how you prevent the last user from being displayed. winaero.com/blog/…
– Appleoddity
Feb 18 at 4:35
@Appleoddity I have tried the exact steps in the instructions. They don't work even once. I can change the keys right before I restart and the login will still default to me
– Mark Brown
Feb 18 at 21:24
I think your girl-friend should be able to recognize her or your name on the start-up screen. In user settings you can defined even full, long names.
– Wernfried Domscheit
Feb 18 at 21:54
@WernfriedDomscheit I don't disagree, but that's not what's happening, and it doesn't appear that it's going to happen, so I'm looking for a solution. I don't think my girlfriend is the only person who sees a password input and starts typing their password without making sure they're typing it in the correct place. Autopilot is real and it happens to all of us in different contexts...
– Mark Brown
Feb 19 at 0:24
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My girlfriend and I share a "couch laptop". It's the laptop we use when we're watching tv or in the living room. We each have our own account on this windows 10 laptop.
If I use the laptop, then logout when I'm done, when she attempts to use it, the login screen will default to MY username. This wouldn't be a problem except she NEVER remembers to click her username before typing her password and it ends up being a very frustrating experience for both of us because she thinks she's forgotten her password and I have to get up from whatever I'm doing to help.
How can I make the login always default to her username? I've tried the instructions here and they seem to have no effect:
https://gist.github.com/dbirks/ec4416c9064a323b14f435ee934efd71
They do not work even once. After changing the registry values and restarting the login still defaults to me.
windows windows-10
asked Feb 18 at 2:56
Mark BrownMark Brown
1163
My girlfriend and I share a "couch laptop". It's the laptop we use when we're watching tv or in the living room. We each have our own account on this windows 10 laptop.
If I use the laptop, then logout when I'm done, when she attempts to use it, the login screen will default to MY username. This wouldn't be a problem except she NEVER remembers to click her username before typing her password and it ends up being a very frustrating experience for both of us because she thinks she's forgotten her password and I have to get up from whatever I'm doing to help.
How can I make the login always default to her username? I've tried the instructions here and they seem to have no effect:
https://gist.github.com/dbirks/ec4416c9064a323b14f435ee934efd71
They do not work even once. After changing the registry values and restarting the login still defaults to me.
windows windows-10
windows windows-10
asked Feb 18 at 2:56
Mark BrownMark Brown
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asked Feb 18 at 2:56
Mark BrownMark Brown
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edited Feb 18 at 21:24
Mark Brown
asked Feb 18 at 2:56
Mark BrownMark Brown
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asked Feb 18 at 2:56
Mark BrownMark Brown
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asked Feb 18 at 2:56
Mark BrownMark Brown
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1163
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What exactly have you tried in the instructions? These registry keys would have to be set over and over, because every time you log in they will be changed. Why not require a username AND password be typed in? Which, ironically is how you prevent the last user from being displayed. winaero.com/blog/…
– Appleoddity
Feb 18 at 4:35
@Appleoddity I have tried the exact steps in the instructions. They don't work even once. I can change the keys right before I restart and the login will still default to me
– Mark Brown
Feb 18 at 21:24
I think your girl-friend should be able to recognize her or your name on the start-up screen. In user settings you can defined even full, long names.
– Wernfried Domscheit
Feb 18 at 21:54
@WernfriedDomscheit I don't disagree, but that's not what's happening, and it doesn't appear that it's going to happen, so I'm looking for a solution. I don't think my girlfriend is the only person who sees a password input and starts typing their password without making sure they're typing it in the correct place. Autopilot is real and it happens to all of us in different contexts...
– Mark Brown
Feb 19 at 0:24
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What exactly have you tried in the instructions? These registry keys would have to be set over and over, because every time you log in they will be changed. Why not require a username AND password be typed in? Which, ironically is how you prevent the last user from being displayed. winaero.com/blog/…
– Appleoddity
Feb 18 at 4:35
@Appleoddity I have tried the exact steps in the instructions. They don't work even once. I can change the keys right before I restart and the login will still default to me
– Mark Brown
Feb 18 at 21:24
I think your girl-friend should be able to recognize her or your name on the start-up screen. In user settings you can defined even full, long names.
– Wernfried Domscheit
Feb 18 at 21:54
@WernfriedDomscheit I don't disagree, but that's not what's happening, and it doesn't appear that it's going to happen, so I'm looking for a solution. I don't think my girlfriend is the only person who sees a password input and starts typing their password without making sure they're typing it in the correct place. Autopilot is real and it happens to all of us in different contexts...
– Mark Brown
Feb 19 at 0:24
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What exactly have you tried in the instructions? These registry keys would have to be set over and over, because every time you log in they will be changed. Why not require a username AND password be typed in? Which, ironically is how you prevent the last user from being displayed. winaero.com/blog/…
– Appleoddity
Feb 18 at 4:35
What exactly have you tried in the instructions? These registry keys would have to be set over and over, because every time you log in they will be changed. Why not require a username AND password be typed in? Which, ironically is how you prevent the last user from being displayed. winaero.com/blog/…
– Appleoddity
Feb 18 at 4:35
@Appleoddity I have tried the exact steps in the instructions. They don't work even once. I can change the keys right before I restart and the login will still default to me
– Mark Brown
Feb 18 at 21:24
@Appleoddity I have tried the exact steps in the instructions. They don't work even once. I can change the keys right before I restart and the login will still default to me
– Mark Brown
Feb 18 at 21:24
I think your girl-friend should be able to recognize her or your name on the start-up screen. In user settings you can defined even full, long names.
– Wernfried Domscheit
Feb 18 at 21:54
I think your girl-friend should be able to recognize her or your name on the start-up screen. In user settings you can defined even full, long names.
– Wernfried Domscheit
Feb 18 at 21:54
@WernfriedDomscheit I don't disagree, but that's not what's happening, and it doesn't appear that it's going to happen, so I'm looking for a solution. I don't think my girlfriend is the only person who sees a password input and starts typing their password without making sure they're typing it in the correct place. Autopilot is real and it happens to all of us in different contexts...
– Mark Brown
Feb 19 at 0:24
@WernfriedDomscheit I don't disagree, but that's not what's happening, and it doesn't appear that it's going to happen, so I'm looking for a solution. I don't think my girlfriend is the only person who sees a password input and starts typing their password without making sure they're typing it in the correct place. Autopilot is real and it happens to all of us in different contexts...
– Mark Brown
Feb 19 at 0:24
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What exactly have you tried in the instructions? These registry keys would have to be set over and over, because every time you log in they will be changed. Why not require a username AND password be typed in? Which, ironically is how you prevent the last user from being displayed. winaero.com/blog/…
– Appleoddity
Feb 18 at 4:35
@Appleoddity I have tried the exact steps in the instructions. They don't work even once. I can change the keys right before I restart and the login will still default to me
– Mark Brown
Feb 18 at 21:24
I think your girl-friend should be able to recognize her or your name on the start-up screen. In user settings you can defined even full, long names.
– Wernfried Domscheit
Feb 18 at 21:54
@WernfriedDomscheit I don't disagree, but that's not what's happening, and it doesn't appear that it's going to happen, so I'm looking for a solution. I don't think my girlfriend is the only person who sees a password input and starts typing their password without making sure they're typing it in the correct place. Autopilot is real and it happens to all of us in different contexts...
– Mark Brown
Feb 19 at 0:24