Windows 10 - Shutdown, but user stays logged in

This is exactly the same issue I have, with the suggested solution not working.

Thank you 'PCR just PCR', appreciate the effort in your reply. Unfortunately, this has not resolved the problem.

I have three laptop PCs running Windows 10, Version 1709, Build 16299.192.

ALL three exhibit exactly the same behaviour.

A reminder of the problem:

If User A is logged in and does a normal 'Shutdown' from the start menu, the PC shuts down. When restarted and User B logs in, the start menu 'user' icon shows that 'User A logged on'. If User B tries to shutdown the PC, a dialogue box pops up to say 'other users are logged in, are you sure you want to shutdown, work may be lost' (or to that effect, you know the message!).

The 'Fast Startup' on/off made no difference to this issue I'm afraid.

"Why is this a problem?" several people have asked. It's a problem because my wife and I share a laptop and my children share a laptop. My children do not know each other's passwords, so cannot log in as each other, to then log out and shut down. OK, my wife and I can do this, but it's a pain and a waste of our time.

Work around? Yes, but again, it's a nuisance...

Every time you want to shut a PC down, you must first log off from the Start Menu. Get back to the main login screen, then click on the desktop until the Power button icon appears in the bottom right hand corner, then click shutdown. The PC then shuts down with nobody logged in. 

What was wrong with the way it worked in Windows 7? I know Windows 10 is a new revision of code, but surely the 'shut down' feature didn't have to undergo this alteration? If this is a new feature, fine, I can see many people wanting it, but give us the option to toggle it on/off as per our individual circumstances.

How is this going to work in a corporate environment where a single laptop may be shared by many users?

Given that this is happening EVERY time on ALL three laptops, this is a designed feature, not a fault or error or intermittent issue. Just want to switch it off...

Switch off the "use my sign in info at login" which seems to set it back to require a User to login and the select user option being back.

Thanks... hopefully this keeps.

I would turn Fast Startup back on, then, probably. But what about the other possibilities I posted on page 2 of this thread - the Sign-in Options setting & the DOS shutdown?

You are welcome - overjoyed to hear it! I too hope it will last for you. Good luck, & keep us informed.

Glad I came across this conversation.

I may be stretching it a bit, but could this be considered a FERPA violation?

I've already come across one instance of a students log in being left on a machine because they thought restarting would clear their session.

This seems a high risk in the education sector as it means that deployed systems in open labs can leave hints as to the schedule or activity of students.

Now I have to go through via GPO and combination of REGEDIT, settings changes to make sure any multiple usage machine isn't caching a user session. Not something I had ever planned ahead for in five years.

I sympathize (but did vote for Trump). Glad I'm not in your shoes to have to shield against Russian spies & troublemakers. I've only got this one computer & one user account. You will have to be the expert on all that on your own. Sounds like you are up to it, though, even if perturbed.

Well, there is software that clears caches, MRU lists, temp files, etc., but you'd have to get the students to run it. Or, maybe, put it in Task Scheduler. However, I doubt it can handle the current issue, which likely is an intended feature. Did any suggestion in this thread prevent the last user to get signed back in at reboot?

Good luck, & keep us informed.