Windows temporary account?

[LordofSavages]

After updating my BIOS, windows sometimes (about 1/2 of the time) signs me into a temporary account. It's easy to fix but it's pretty annoying. Fix?

Motherboard: Asus TUF X299 Mark 1

BIOS: Asus 1301

Windows: 10 (obviously)

 

[LogicalDrm]

Windows and BIOS aren't connected like that. Account issues can be driver related, but I don't know why (or which driver would cause it). Your account is partially corrupted. You can fix it by creating new account.

[Fleetscut]

run check disk. Its possible you have some FS related issues that cause problems reading from the locations where your account info is stored.

[LordofSavages]

10 hours ago, LoGiCalDrm said:

Windows and BIOS aren't connected like that. Account issues can be driver related, but I don't know why (or which driver would cause it). Your account is partially corrupted. You can fix it by creating new account.

That fact just makes it more puzzling. It only started happening right after a BIOS update

[LordofSavages]

8 hours ago, Fleetscut said:

run check disk. Its possible you have some FS related issues that cause problems reading from the locations where your account info is stored.

"FS"?

[BeefyMeats]

Have you tried to make a new account and see if it signs in? Than just copy your files over like pictures and desktop..

 

FS; he means file system. Open the command prompt and try running SystemFileCheck to fix corrupted files. 

sfc /scannow

 

Than try downloading something like Disk Checkup from Passmark. Or any other software than can read the S.M.A.R.T (Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology) status of your hard drive to see if they about to die. 

[LordofSavages]

12 hours ago, BeefyMeats said:

Have you tried to make a new account and see if it signs in? Than just copy your files over like pictures and desktop..

 

FS; he means file system. Open the command prompt and try running SystemFileCheck to fix corrupted files. 

sfc /scannow

 

Than try downloading something like Disk Checkup from Passmark. Or any other software than can read the S.M.A.R.T (Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology) status of your hard drive to see if they about to die. 

I'll try the first but I actually already ran system file check as the first diagnostic step and it came out fine. I doubt my drive is dying as it's a 960 evo which I don't even edit/ do anything intensive on it. 

[BeefyMeats]

I have seen many temporary profile issues at work and they are never worth the time trying to fix. Other than delete and make new one.

 

The easiest way to fix is only if you had a registry &  backup of ntuser.dat somewhere before the issue occurred which is usually very unlikely for anyone to do.