Azure user disappears from the windows startup

Question

Hello,

I have a Personal computer on which I use a personal Microsoft account (let's name it DavidHome).

I have migrated the computer to Windows 10 Pro and I have created an Azure Active Directory user (using the Join this Device to Azure Active Directory, which has created an user AzureAD\DavidB..... let's name it "DavidPro").

Then, I can connect to DavidPro to access my Work environment. I can switch to DavidPerso to get my Home environment. It works well, .... almost,...

Indeed, when I switch off or restart my computer from the DavidPro session, I will find on the startup screen the three users icons, corresponding to DavidPro, DavidHome, and the third one being "Other user". I click on Davidpro, type in the password or Pin Code and I connect. I can go into the Start menu, click on my DavidPro icon and can see the DavidHome icon, to switch to my DavidHome environment by typing the password. From there, I can switch back to DavidPro in the same way. This part works well.

However, when I switch off or restart my computer from the DavidHome session, I will only get two user icons at the windows startup: DavidHome and "Other User". This happens even if the DavidPro session was still opened on the comuter, and that I accept the warning for other user is connected. Then, to access the DavidPro user, I must click on the "Other User", type in my login name, and type in the password.

Whenever I chose the DavidHome icon, from a computer restart, the DavidPro icon won't be present in the Start menu. So, to switch to the DavidPro user, I must click on the "switch to other user" icon, type in my mail and password.

As a summary, the only solution that I have so far, is to always switch off my computer from the DavidPro session, and always start the first session of the day connected to DavidPro user, or I loose the DavidPro icon. That creates constraints.

Is there a way to make the DavidPro user icon always visible at the computer start ?

I couldn't find anything in the parameter/account or control panel/users account or in the Azure Active Directory panel. I suppose it may be somehere in the windows registry database

Answer 1

Hi @David Bnh

I think you can achieve what you want by opening local group policy editor.

Computer configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Logon > Enumerate local users on domain-joined computers > Enabled

That should show all accounts on the logon screen.

Kind regards,

Jamie Sabbatella

Answer 2

Hi Jamie,

Your answer was fast, accurate. I tried it and now my computer works exactly as expected ! Thank you so much !!

The main issue was to find the right path as my computer speaks french to me ;-) but I made it !

PS : This option has also made a local user account appear again on the logon screen. It vanished when I created the AzureActive user. My intention was to delete it anyway.

Answer 3

Hi Jamie,

One small detail is left :

When I am connected as DavidHome, in the Start menu, I don't see the DavidPro Icon. On the picture, you can see the Local user icon that I intend to delete soon, and that has appeared after your modification but the DavidPro user icon is not there. It is not a big deal, because when I click on disconnect, I can see it in the windows open session screen, thanks to your previous modification.

Is there a way to have this DavidPro icon visible from the DavidHome session in the start menu ?