Missing Local Admin from Login Screen

Question

Hello. I have a very strange thing going on. After upgrading to version 1803 of Windows, the local admin account does not appear on the lock screen. It appears in "Other People" under settings, as the Local Admin, but does not appear in the login screen. How do I make the Local Admin account reappear on the login screen? Thank you.

Moved from: Windows / Windows 10 / Windows Hello, lock screen & sign-in

Answer 1

Found the answer here: https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/c122b24f-b204-4c58-934b-830b67fd48e1/azure-joined-pc-no-longer-shows-local-accounts-at-login-scree-after?forum=win10itprogeneral

Access your local accounts on an AzureAD joined machine by typing:

[localmachinename][localaccountname]

You will then be able to access the local account as the PC will be able to find the path.

Richard Gill

Answer 2

Chiefly because I went looking for the problem which had occurred two of our Azure-joined machines! :D

I read the linked topic and understood the problem (I hadn't thought about the user-profile path).

Richard Gill

Answer 3

... likely from you previous questions.

Answer 4

Hmmm....

Very interesting, that you knew this was an Azure AD joined machine. 

May I ask how you surmised that? It will help me troubleshoot problems in the future. Thank you!

Answer 5

This the built-in account or one you created?

How to Enable or Disable Built-in Elevated Administrator Account in Windows 10

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/2969-enable-disable-elevated-administrator-account-windows-10-a.html

Make sure it is not hidden from the Logon screen:

https://winaero.com/blog/how-to-hide-user-accounts-from-the-login-screen-in-windows-10/