Windows 10 - Shutdown, but user stays logged in

Anonymous
2017-10-26T11:43:26+00:00

When I shutdown Windows 10, (latest version, fully patched up to date 25-Oct-2017), I find that it shuts down without issue. However, when the PC is restarted, the last logged in user (who initiated the shut down) is still logged in. 

I noticed this when I shutdown as User 1, then restarted the PC and logged in as User 2. When viewing the 'profiles' button at the top of the Start Menu, (which shows your user picture), it showed me that User 1 was still logged in. Furthermore, when I went to shut the computer down as User 2, it warned me that other users were logged in to this computer. I had to log out as User 2 and login as User 1 to shut down the computer. 

The only way around this is to log out and then shut the PC down from the main login screen. All my users have complex passwords assigned and in all other aspects Windows 10 appears to be working correctly. 

I assume this is a feature, but is there a switch or a registry hack that allows the shut down process to log off the current user, like Windows 7 used to?

Please can someone advise? 

Many thanks 

Paul B.

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-11-04T23:39:16+00:00

    Hold SHIFT as you click Shutdown. This will achieve a full shutdown (instead of a hybrid) to test SteveMat's theory that the user will be logged off. If it works, then make it permanent this way...

    (1) R-Clk the battery in the Tray, & select "Power Options".

    (2) Click "Choose what the power buttons do" at top left.

    (3) Click "Change settings that are currently unavailable" at top.

    (4) Uncheck "Turn on fast startup (recommended)" at bottom.

    After that, SHIFT is no longer required for a full shutdown. However, I have come to like fast startup; so, turn it back ON, if OFF is no cure. And sit patiently for Microsoft to fix it.

    Edit: You will still be able to hibernate with fast startup OFF. Only the behavior of shutdown is changed.

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-11-03T14:12:37+00:00

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-10-30T23:00:41+00:00

    Exactly the same problem after 1709. Start Menu > Shut Down and the PC seems to turn off. When I next restart it, the login screen is there within seconds and once logged in, everything I had open when I shut down is there.

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-01-26T08:40:35+00:00

    I don't suffer & can't test the issue because I've only got one user account. But I agree with all you said. It is a pain to sign-out & then shut down. It appears to be a new feature (reading the TenForums article)  - not really that sign-out shouldn't occur - but that auto-sign-in occurs at restart. Therefore, I find it confusing that even your work-around does work. Anyway...

    (1) What G.M.P.van Dam said...

    https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/49963-use-sign-info-auto-finish-after-update-restart-windows-10-a.html

    Turn On or Off Use sign-in info to auto finish setting up device after update or restart in Windows 10

    (a) "START, Settings, Accounts, Sign-In Options".

    (b) Turn OFF "Use my sign-in info...".

    Mine is ON by default. Apparently, it is meant to make it easy to complete an install. The reboot automatically will do a sign-in & leave one at a lock screen. (There, one must sign-in anyway, but, I guess that could be turned OFF.)

    (2) Alternatively, since your work-around does work...

    (a) Right-Click START, & select "Windows Powershell (Admin)" or "Command Prompt (Admin)".

    (b) Type "Shutdown /S", & hit ENTER.

    That's a DOS shutdown. It puts up a big, red requestor that sign-out will occur. In a few moments, the computer does shut down. If that works - without having done (1) - then a small .bat file can be put on the Desktop to click for a sign-out plus shutdown. And you'll still have the new feature for use when completing an update or install.

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  5. Anonymous
    2017-10-27T02:21:58+00:00

    I have noticed this as well with 1709 (RS3).  With 1703 (RS2) and earlier, if you shutdown, it was more of a hybrid shutdown and you were not logged off, but if you did a restart, it would do a complete restart and actually log off all users.  With RS3, even doing a restart does not log off other users.

    I haven't messed with this yet but think maybe this has something to do with Fast Startup.  As a test you could try disabling Fast Startup from the Control Panel / Power Options / System Settings.

    Also, a lot of these fast logon settings rely on the Hibernation file so you could disable Hibernation:

      PowerCfg /h off

    But I suppose the real question is why do you care.  The theory is when they do log on, it will be quicker.

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