Windows 10: Fix issues related to automatic log in - passwords out of sync

I have a Windows 11 Home PC which previously had Windows 10 installed on it and I had set this up to auto login it's worked fine for years. However I recently changed my microsoft.com password and since then auto login is no longer working, I am assuming that the saved password on the machine is out of sync with the online version.Now when the PC boots up I get an incorrect password error and two user account icons both with my name at the bottom left of the screen. I then need to enter the new online password and approve 2FA which is becoming a bit tedious. On my other devices that have login

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Sync Password on Lumia Device

Hi Ali,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

Let me assist you.

I suggest you to log-in to the system using the same Microsoft account and try the below steps.

• 
  Go to settings and click on Accounts.
  
• 
  Click on Sync your settings on the left pane, turn on all the sync option and verify your account.
  

Hope this helps. Let us know the result.

 

Firefox Password / User Issues

Try clearing all of your saved data (passwords, history, etc), and when you log back into each page tell FF to remember the username and password (also, don't forget to check the "remember me" button on each page that you are logging in to). This worked for me when FF wasn't automatically logging me in

 

Issues related to Taskbar in Windows 10

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

Please reply: What is the exact issue that your facing in Windows 10? Kindly elaborate.

I would suggest you try the following steps and see if it fixes your issue:

Step 1: On the Search bar type “cmd”. Right Click on the
Command Prompt option and select Run as Administrator. (If prompted for a password, type the password and click Allow)

Step 2: DISM TOOL

• Type Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth
  and click Enter.
• Type Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth
  and click Enter.
• Type Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
  and click Enter.

For more information about DISM click on the link below:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/947821

Step 3: System File Checker (SFC) Scan

• Type sfc /scannow and hit Enter.
• Exit Command Prompt.

For more information about SFC Scan click on the link below:
Use the System File Checker tool to repair missing or corrupted system files - Microsoft Support

Hope this helps. Please reply if you have further related issues.

Regards,