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Windows 11 logs me out of everything after every update

Anonymous
2023-03-13T15:57:18+00:00

The machine I have been using for 5 months was new then, supplied with OEM W11.

EVERY time I install a Windows update, I am:

  • Logged out of OneDrive
  • Logged out of every website I am using, like all the cookies have been removed
  • Forced to uninstall / reinstall Whatsapp Desktop, which opens with a blank screen and is irreparable

When are these issues going to go away? This machine has done this from a Day1 clean install and I know I am not alone in seeing them. I would revert to W10 if I had a valid licence, it's extremely disruptive - and I haven't even started on the remnants of Work Accounts left on the machine, even after I have removed them and put that employer behind me...

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-03-23T16:44:29+00:00

    I gave up, as I just can't be doing with it anymore: Reset the PC and then spent 4 hours reinstalling software and tweaking as I prefer it - couldn't restore from image as the image contains the problem.

    Predictably, this worked. It really should not be necessary

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-03-20T19:19:12+00:00

    It really is quite intolerable. Every time I restart, I am logged out of everything. Whatsapp desktop refuses to even run, even after an uninstall / reboot / reinstall. It's hard to accept that I should have to put up with this, on a new machine, with an OS that is almost superceded. MS know about these issues - plenty of others experience them: When are they going to be addressed??

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-03-13T17:01:36+00:00

    Hello timfg,welcome to the Microsoft community, I'll be happy to help you today;

    I understand that you are having problems with each update performed in Windows 11;

    Are you using a Microsoft administrator account to access Windows?

    Initially I recommend that you try the solutions below;

    Press Windows key + i and go to Accounts;

    Click Sign in options;

    Enable the option "Use my sign-in info to finish setting up my device after an update or restart" and "Automatically save my restartable apps when I sign out and restart them after I sign in";

    Then run the system file checker;

    Click on the Windows search bar and type: CMD

    The search result for CMD (Command Prompt) will be displayed, click Run as administrator;

    Copy and paste the commands below by pressing Enter after typing each command line:

    Sfc /ScanNow

    DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth

    Dism /Online /Cleanup-image /RestoreHealth

    Check if the issue still persists after an update;

    Hope this helps, see you soon!

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-03-15T15:18:59+00:00

    Dear timfg,in this case we will wait until the next updates to see if the problem still persists;

    If it persists, do not hesitate to post here in the community;

    Thanks see you soon!

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-03-15T15:14:49+00:00

    Account settings already as you suggest they should be (I think I changed them several months ago whilst trying to resolve this issue).

    Have done the SFC and Image Clean you proposed. Not personally convinced it will make any difference, as I have read many others complaining of similar issues with W11 and doubt that we've all succumbed to disk or image corruptions. But I won't know until the next update...

    Thanks

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