Local Accounts Win 11 removed links


elbmek

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Hi guys, I feel that I need to ask for your help again.

Two nights ago the pc was running perfectly. I turned it off and went to bed. Next morning my wife put the pc in to read some news on her account. It was was not showing, nor is my daughters. My account is the only one visible on boot up yet the other two accounts are still there, in user accounts. My wife thinks there might have been an upgrade, not so sure as I for a small bundle only today. If I click on the three dots on my account box, I get switch user and there are the two missing accounts but the normal log in (by names) is not there. I get my avatar, my local account and in a microsoft window.

So where the heck are my other two accounts. Everything is running nominally except for the two 'invisible' accounts. ????
 

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Hello Mike, :alien:

This is normal now. The old profile picture menu in the Start Menu has been replaced be a newer account manager menu.

This new menu only shows "Switch user" now instead of the accounts that you now only see on the sign in screen after switch user.

You can compare this in option one below.

 

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Well, thanks again Brink, a million times over. But can you tell MS to switch the damn thing back to what it was. If it isnt broke dont fix it. Some idiot at MS has removed a perfectly good, working switch, to a more complex one. Are they deliberately trying to drive us away to linux or whatever. WE are the bosses in Windows, not MS. I am having enough problems with my treatment, I dont need this as well.

Option 1 is the one I discovered myself, the others I will have to experiment with to find the easiest. Option 2 is the easiest of the top two!
 

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    32GB PCSSODIMMDDR% 480Mhz (2 x16GB)
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But can you tell MS to switch the damn thing back to what it was.
That made me laugh! Do you really think MS would listen to any comment Shawn would send to them?

For that purpose MS has the Feedback Hub App. ;-)
 

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    Intel Core i7 126 core 14650HX (5.2Ghz Turbo
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    Unknown
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    32GB PCSSODIMMDDR% 480Mhz (2 x16GB)
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    Nvidia Geforce RTX 4070 - 8GB GDDDR6 Video RAM - Direct X 12.1
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    2 channel HD Audio + Mic/Hphone jack
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    MSI 27 inch
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after the above was sorted, my desktop changed to background colour and the wallpaper folder emptied itself. So I fixed that by going from scratch. Now the log in has reverted to the normal log in of me, wife, daughter in windows start. What the hell is MS up to? My Attack Shark X2 Pro mouse, went dead and after checking, the software had been removed. After checking connections etc it cam back on my itself later on. I know its a multiple post but no reply necessary.
 
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    Intel Core i7 126 core 14650HX (5.2Ghz Turbo
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    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia Geforce RTX 4070 - 8GB GDDDR6 Video RAM - Direct X 12.1
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    MSI 27 inch
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    2TB Samsung 990 PRO m.2, PCle 4.0 MNMe (up to 7450MB/R 6900 MB/W And several plug in drives
    BT?wifi.
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    Trust Quno GXT1125 Laptoip cooler, up to 17.3 inch
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    Logi K270 & Logitech gamer G213
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@elbmek
May I friendly ask you to change your text in #6 so that it is not bold?
Bold normally is only used to bring accents to text.
The text hurts to my eyes like it is now!
In fact you are crying shouting to other members, which is rather impolite!
 
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you could enable Ctrl+Alt+Del to logon and that would allow you to type the username and password

 

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you could enable Ctrl+Alt+Del to logon and that would allow you to type the username and password

As I said, the win11 has gone back to 'normal' log in. I had followed Brinks tutorials and was using the three finger salute until today.

I fully understand Kees, sorry, I dont even know how it went Bold. Not sure how it hurts your eyes though, does not bother me? Strange. Its actually called SHOUTING!
 

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    Defiance Series 16" Matte QHD+ 240 Hz sRGB 100% LED Widescreen (2560 x 1600)
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 126 core 14650HX (5.2Ghz Turbo
    Motherboard
    Unknown
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    32GB PCSSODIMMDDR% 480Mhz (2 x16GB)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia Geforce RTX 4070 - 8GB GDDDR6 Video RAM - Direct X 12.1
    Sound Card
    2 channel HD Audio + Mic/Hphone jack
    Monitor(s) Displays
    MSI 27 inch
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    2TB Samsung 990 PRO m.2, PCle 4.0 MNMe (up to 7450MB/R 6900 MB/W And several plug in drives
    BT?wifi.
    Case
    laptop
    Cooling
    Trust Quno GXT1125 Laptoip cooler, up to 17.3 inch
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    Logi K270 & Logitech gamer G213
    Mouse
    Tecknet TK MS317
    Internet Speed
    1GB
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    Chrome & Firefox
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    Kaspersky Total
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    WIRELESS 802.11 AC1300 867Mbps/5GHz, 400Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
    Logitech L202 Speakers
    Asus DRW-14D5MT x48
    Net via Virgin Media hub 3 (using RJ45 cable). Plus MS surface 9 tablet (win 11). Amazon Fire 10.
    Win 11 Home Insider Preview. Build 26100.ge_release 240331-1435
Its actually called SHOUTING!
You're fully right. Now I see it, I know I should have known.
That's the problem not being native English speaking. Sometimes I think what I write (without checking every word in a dictionary) is OK, but then it appears to be wrong.
Anyway, thanks for the correction! (y)
 

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    MSI PRO B550M-P Gen3
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    Kingston FURY Beast 2x16GB DIMM DDR4 2666 CL16
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    MSI GeForce GT 730 2GB LP V1
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    Creative Sound Blaster Audigy FX
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    Samsung S24E450F 24"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
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    1. SSD Crucial P5 Plus 500GB PCIe M.2
    2. SSD-SATA Crucial MX500-2TB
    PSU
    Corsair CV650W
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    Cooler Master Silencio S400
    Cooling
    Cooler Master Hyper H412R with Be Quiet Pure Wings 2 PWM BL038 fan
    Keyboard
    Cherry Stream (wired, scissor keys)
    Mouse
    Asus WT465 (wireless)
    Internet Speed
    70 Mbps down / 80 Mbps up
    Browser
    Firefox 130.0
    Antivirus
    F-secure via Internet provider
    Other Info
    Router: FRITZBox 7490
    Oracle VirtualBox 7 for testing software on Win 10 or 11
Well well, pc now back to the software log in that Brink mentioned in his tutorial. The pc switched back to 'normal' log in for 3 users on desktop, and switched back again to this new Microsoft log in management system. AGH!
 

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System One

  • OS
    Win 11 x 64 Home on PC . Pro Win 11 x 64 on Surface 9.
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Defiance Series 16" Matte QHD+ 240 Hz sRGB 100% LED Widescreen (2560 x 1600)
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 126 core 14650HX (5.2Ghz Turbo
    Motherboard
    Unknown
    Memory
    32GB PCSSODIMMDDR% 480Mhz (2 x16GB)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia Geforce RTX 4070 - 8GB GDDDR6 Video RAM - Direct X 12.1
    Sound Card
    2 channel HD Audio + Mic/Hphone jack
    Monitor(s) Displays
    MSI 27 inch
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    2TB Samsung 990 PRO m.2, PCle 4.0 MNMe (up to 7450MB/R 6900 MB/W And several plug in drives
    BT?wifi.
    Case
    laptop
    Cooling
    Trust Quno GXT1125 Laptoip cooler, up to 17.3 inch
    Keyboard
    Logi K270 & Logitech gamer G213
    Mouse
    Tecknet TK MS317
    Internet Speed
    1GB
    Browser
    Chrome & Firefox
    Antivirus
    Kaspersky Total
    Other Info
    WIRELESS 802.11 AC1300 867Mbps/5GHz, 400Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
    Logitech L202 Speakers
    Asus DRW-14D5MT x48
    Net via Virgin Media hub 3 (using RJ45 cable). Plus MS surface 9 tablet (win 11). Amazon Fire 10.
    Win 11 Home Insider Preview. Build 26100.ge_release 240331-1435

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