Vista starts then logs off

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Hi Spiceworks, Since the beginning of last week, our Windows Vista boxes will not shutdown correctly and instead get stuck at the "logging off" stage. I have done some googling but am coming up empty right now.

Any help would be much appreciated. Many thanks, Mark. Best Answer. Pure Capsaicin. DragonsRule This person is a verified professional. Verify your account to enable IT peers to see that you are a professional. You've already tried logging in as a domain admin, right? View this "Best Answer" in the replies below ». What have you actually done to troubleshoot the issue? Ghost Chili. NiKopka This person is a verified professional. I have not changed any power plan settings of display timeouts.

I have the power cable connected. What could cause this and how to resolve? Based on the information that you provided, after 5 minutes of inactivity your monitor will power off. Then, you stated that after you moved the mouse, Windows 10 will ask for your password. You can prevent Windows 10 from asking password once your monitor resumes from sleep. To do this, follow the steps below:. Note: Once you deactivate this feature, your device is not protected from unauthorized access.

If you want to to go back to the previous option, follow steps 1 to 3, but on step 4, you need to select When PC wakes up from sleep from the drop-down menu. Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. User has local administrative privileges, user Administrator can log in successfully, likewise the affected user can log in under Safe Mode.

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