Windows 11 two accounts sign in issue

Anonymous
2024-04-20T17:41:56+00:00

I am using Windows 11 Home.

Whenever I start/restart my computer there are two login shown, both with the same name. I believe one is a local account (generic icon), the other has my icon I assigned to my Microsoft account. I have recently changed my email address and updated the address on my Microsoft account.

Every time I start/restart the computer it defaults to the generic icon with my old email as the user name and asks for a password. I have tried entering my password and it says that the user name or password is incorrect. I also tried correcting the email to my new email, enter my Microsoft password but it still says that is incorrect. I then have to click the login with my assigned icon and enter my PIN.

Today I checked my Microsoft account and removed the old email from recovery but the problem continues.

Is there a way to remove this generic account? Or have it be the same as my Microsoft account? I just want to type in my PIN.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Accounts, profiles, and login

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-11-08T23:30:53+00:00

    I never created another account either. It is very frustrating because I was recently hacked by a Microsoft scam and wiped my hardrive but am I completely safe and removed all the malware? Who knows because Microsft is totally usesless on helping their customers.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-10-10T03:51:42+00:00

    I do not see another account to delete

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-09-27T01:15:11+00:00

    I have this issue too. Upon starting up another account shows up together with the local account. But, I never created the other account and I do not know how to access the other account. I've checked there are no other accounts or users on my computer.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-09-20T17:57:57+00:00

    Oh bless the entirety of you

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-09-16T23:33:08+00:00

    I am having this issue

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