Winlogon feature opens new user instead of logging onto my account

Question

As seen in the pictures when I set up my Winlogon it opens on the user seen in the second picture instead of my account which is the one circled in red.

Anyone seen this before and know how to fix this?

Answer 1

This is stolen from a similar post, however you can try it - It should be the same problem
Hi,

When you create a new user account, Windows uses the Default user profile as a template to construct the files for the newly created user account. You might be experiencing issues creating new accounts due to a corrupt Default profile. To
resolve the issue, we suggest reinstating the Default folder in the
Users directory by following these steps:

Log in as an administrator.
Open the C:\Users folder using Windows Explorer.
Rename the Default user profile folder to Default.OLD.
Download a zip of C:\Users\Default from a Windows 10 installation that doesn't have this problem.
Unzip the non-corrupt Default profile into C:\Users.
Try logging in to the new user account and check if the problem is resolved.

Answer 2

Hello there,

Was the Auto logon working before and have you made any recent changes like updates to this device?

Can you quickly check the below registry?

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
"DefaultUserName"="USERNAME"
"DefaultDomainName"="DOMAIN"
"DefaultPassword"="PASSWORD"
"AutoAdminLogon"="1"

If you have the above keys try this, Press the Win+R keys -> type netplwiz -> hit Enter.
Inside the User, Accounts window -> click the Users tab -> uncheck the option Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer.
Type your credentials inside the Automatically sign in dialog displayed -> press Ok -> click Apply -> Ok.

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