Does your account stay logged in even after you have shut down your Windows device? This problem seems to have troubled a group of Windows 11 users recently, while they have escalated their grievances on various forums. This can be problematic if you are using If you are also an affected user, you may consider following these steps to counter this problem at your end.
Fix 1 – Disable the auto sign in feature after update
There is an automatic sign-in feature available on the Windows 11 devices that lets you sign in after the update process completes and device restarts.
Step 1 – Start by going to the Windows Settings page.
Step 2 – Next, tap the “Accounts” settings.
Step 3 – Later, open up the “Sign-in options” feature there.
Step 4 – On the right-hand tab, scroll down and find the “Use my sign-in info to automatically finish setting up after an update” option.
Step 5 – You must turn this off.
After you have turned this off, your computer won’t use the sign-in information during the system restart process.
This should fix the issue of the user still being logged in even after the device restart.
Fix 2 – Try the Double Shutdown workaround
If you have multiple users of a same device, this problem may arise. Shutting down the device for once may not log out all the users.
Step 1 – Shut down your computer normally.
Step 2 – Unlike before, switch on the device and let it start up.
Step 3 – Once you reach the lock screen page, tap the Power button and tap “Shut down” to shut down the device.
Step 4 – If you get a warning message, ignore that and tap “Shutdown anyway“.
Now, once you have executed the double shutdown procedure, all the users will be logged out when you shut down the system.
NOTE – This is a workaround, not a permanent solution.
Fix 3 – Disable auto-sign in using gpedit
You can turn off a group policy that lets you structure the automatic signing process of the users.
Step 1 – Press Win+R keys at once.
Step 2 – Then, type this there and hit Enter.
gpedit.msc
Step 3 – When you get to the Group Policy page, take this route ~
Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Logon Options
Step 4 – Find this particular “Configure the mode of automatically signing in and locking last interactive user after a restart or cold boot” policy on the right-hand pane.
Step 5- Double-tap the policy to edit it.
Step 6 – Set the policy to “Not Configured” status.
Step 7 – Don’t forget to save this change in the policy using ‘Apply‘ and ‘OK‘ function.
After revoking this policy from your system, close all the windows.
Restart your computer.
Fix 4 – Disconnect other users
You can manually disconnect the other users from your computer using the Task Manager.
Step 1 – Simply, right-click the Windows icon.
Step 2 – Next, tap the “Task Manager” to load up the Task Manager.
Step 3 – When it loads up the Task Manager, go to the “Users” tab.
Step 4 – You can see the list of users there. Simply, right-click the user that still shows up as logged in and tap “Disconnect User” to disconnect the user.
Now, you can shut down your computer after disconnecting the user from the device. The problem won’t occur again.
Fix 5 – Shut down with power button
You can just configure the Power button to shut down the device instead of putting it to the sleep mode.
Step 1 – Press the Win+R keys together.
Step 2 – Next, type this there in the Run box and hit Enter.
powercfg.cpl
Step 3 – On the left-hand tab, open up the “Choose what the power button do” option.
Step 4 – Set the “When I press the power button” to “Shut down:” mode.
Step 5 – You may or may not set the “When I press the sleep button:” to “Shut down” mode according to your own preference.
Step 6 – Tap “Save changes” to save it.
Now, when you press the power button, your machine will shut down. It won’t get into sleep mode, where it can show you are still logged in.
Hope these fixes have helped you!