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Steam/Wallpaper Engine - User Profile Confusion in Windows

Jtalk4456

OS: WIn 10 19042.804
Software: Steam/Wallpaper Engine
Setting: 2 user profiles and an Admin Profile
Problem: Me and wifey each have a windows profile on our main computer. We've only had this one computer that we share so it is what it is. But we've had an issue where our steam profiles get confused. So my profile is where steam was first installed, and I have all the VR games in my steam, but my wife loves the Miyazaki wallpapers for her profile, but her profile will NOT stay logged into steam for any reason, and I don't know why. I've checked all the settings and it's set up how it should be, but her profile either doesn't autologin (necessary for wallpaper engine to start automatically) or logs into my profile. I have never logged into my steam on her profile so it's not saved by accident or anything. I don't know how to make her profile forget my steam login and autologin to hers so she can have her wallpapers.

 

I know some will say get a 2nd computer and keep them separate, and future plans have 2 pcs each with one profile and a shared network, so this shouldn't be an issue for long, but someone else might be dealing with this. And in the mean time it's very annoying. 
Any ideas?

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Haven't had this issue personally but maybe you could try nuking steam them installing it separately for each user and see if that may help.

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i used to get this, not exact same situation but my steam would never autologin. it fixed after i reinstalled windows when i got my new ssd so i would assume completely uninstalling steam and then reinstalling would fix

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i've tried reinstalling once or twice, but i can give it another go and see what happens

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