login issues

Few Windows errors are as disruptive—and anxiety-inducing—as the message, “The referenced account is currently locked out and may not be logged on to.” Encountering this lockout error on Windows 10 or Windows 11 can immediately spark fears of lost productivity, forgotten credentials, or even...

A Glitch in the Matrix: Windows Hello Login Breaks with Latest Patch Tuesday Update The recent Patch Tuesday update has thrown a wrench in the works for Windows 11 and Windows Server 2025 users, with a bug disrupting Windows Hello authentication. In an era defined by rapid digital...

I was sat at my desktop PC yesterday when I got an email 'Microsoft Account Security Code' . . (one of those emails where you've clicked on 'forgotten password' and it sends a random set of 6 numbers to the 'on file' email address). I hadn't done that and I have never used my Microsoft account...

If you thought your internet broke when accessing Microsoft 365 apps recently, you weren't alone. Microsoft confirmed a critical outage in their Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) system that caused trouble for users attempting to log into Microsoft 365 accounts. From failed login attempts to...

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: You’re just about to dive into a crucial presentation or answer that one email to definitively stop your inbox from eating itself alive, when BAM—you’re locked out of Microsoft 365 apps. Why? Because Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), the very thing meant...

Hi - I'm migrating from W10 to W11 Pro. My account came across OK, but when I attempted to login to my wife's account on the new system it told me I HAD to create a PIN. She'd always used a password on the old system but there was no bypass here - I had to create a PIN, which I did. When I...

Microsoft’s ongoing overhaul of its applications has recently hit a snag, particularly for users reveling in the sticky simplicity of Sticky Notes on Windows 11 and 10. With a new version of the Sticky Notes app integrated into the OneNote ecosystem, many users are reporting a frustrating issue...

In a rather unwelcome turn of events, Microsoft 365 users are facing login issues with their email accounts this Monday morning, November 25, 2024. The tech titan is currently investigating disruptions impacting its Exchange Online and Outlook services, causing frustration among users just as...

In the ever-evolving world of Windows 11 security, multi-factor authentication (MFA) has become a cornerstone for securing user accounts. One popular solution that has garnered attention is YubiKey, a hardware-based security key designed to enhance log-in security. However, as with any...

Okay so yesterday I installed Ubuntu in my laptop, thru flashing Ubuntu 22.04 on a pendrive and then loading it, allocated 100gb to linux and booted. At that time, I can access both windows and linux while booting. A window was coming which let me choose between linux and windows everytime I...

Hi everyone, some help needed here. My computer in recent months take extremely long to boot up into windows, took an estimated time of 15-20mins to get into windows. It just keeps circling on the login logo before finally getting into windows. This old pc is running on windows 10 pro, 5-6500...

Experiencing a slow login on Windows 11 or 10 can be an incredibly frustrating situation for users. Several factors may contribute to this issue, such as system updates, corrupted user files, and excessive startup programs. Below, we will explore the common causes of slow login times and offer...

Hello, Until yesterday I had passwords saved for three users on a certain site. Today when I enter this site the password are not transported to the respective place in the login. I went to see and the passwords are saved in the edge. I cleaned it up, in the perspective that when I re-enter the...

hello experts, I am facing issue to login on few windows server 2016 boxes as it shows black screen after "preparing windows ". Issue is facing for some random AD users . Few users do not have any issue . From registry , profile list, I can see most of the affected users have temp profile...

We have a server that shows multiple users at the login screen. An employee who just left didn't pass along any of the passwords needed to log in and we're stuck. If we reset the password for one of the users shown, will it affect data/apps/etc for any of the others? There's a needed program...

Hello all! The backgrounf to my problem is as follows: I had some problems with my windows 10, and wanted to dual boot windows with Ubuntu. Thus I thought that I was gone move all of my files to an external HDD, then factory reset my computer, and then proceed with the dual boot setup...

How can I remove the Unhandled Exception... notice that I see when I log on - and what does it mean? I have Windows 10 with Chrome browser. Thank you

Hi everyone! I don't know how many times over the years I've booted in safe mode, but I don't remember ever running into this before. In an effort to delete my Video Card folder (do to another problem posted here), I went to msconfig and clicked the button to reboot in safe mode. I then...

My Win 10 boots to the Admin account and I have to navigate from there to my private account. How can I make it boot directly to my private account?

Thats what i get when i click on forgot password on nordvpn , i emailed nord from my email add . It said a complaint had been raised , it used to answer me from here too . It won't now , I tried a live help on there complaints page that was no help they just said make it plainer . I try to...