I am a single user and I neither have nor need a password.
Until yesterday, powering on the computer always took me
right to the desktop until the other day.
Now, Logon screen pops up requiring me to click on my
user name before I can proceed to desktop.
Also, like a screen saver, when I'm off the computer for
a while, Logon screen returns, requiring me to again
click on my user name before I can return to the program
I was working on.
All my setting in User Accounts look right.
How do I get this logon screen to go away?
Mark Ryter
P: 612-872-2963
F: 612-872.2405
email (E-Mail Removed)

Mark;
Start/Run
Type "control userpasswords2" ENTER
Uncheck "Users must enter..."
Click OK, follow prompts.

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"(E-Mail Removed)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message news:1022b01c3f41c$cf66ac60$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I am a single user and I neither have nor need a password.
> Until yesterday, powering on the computer always took me
> right to the desktop until the other day.
> Now, Logon screen pops up requiring me to click on my
> user name before I can proceed to desktop.
> Also, like a screen saver, when I'm off the computer for
> a while, Logon screen returns, requiring me to again
> click on my user name before I can return to the program
> I was working on.
> All my setting in User Accounts look right.
> How do I get this logon screen to go away?
> Mark Ryter
> P: 612-872-2963
> F: 612-872.2405
> email (E-Mail Removed)

Right click the Desktop, select Properties, Desktop, Screen Saver. Uncheck the box for On Resume, ..............

Next, click Start, Run and enter CONTROL USERPASSWORDS2 In the list of users, highlight the user account you want logged on automatically. Uncheck Users must enter a username and password............. Click Apply. In the next dialog, enter the password for the account you chose, if any.

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"(E-Mail Removed)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:1022b01c3f41c$cf66ac60$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I am a single user and I neither have nor need a password.
> Until yesterday, powering on the computer always took me
> right to the desktop until the other day.
> Now, Logon screen pops up requiring me to click on my
> user name before I can proceed to desktop.
> Also, like a screen saver, when I'm off the computer for
> a while, Logon screen returns, requiring me to again
> click on my user name before I can return to the program
> I was working on.
> All my setting in User Accounts look right.
> How do I get this logon screen to go away?
> Mark Ryter
> P: 612-872-2963
> F: 612-872.2405
> email (E-Mail Removed)