Direct password input on log-on screen

rousher

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Hi!
I didn't find any "various questions" thread so opened a new one for this small question:
Why doesn't the logon screen show me my account with the password input field already availible? It used to, because I only have one account on my laptop and so whenever I turned it on or when it woke up from sleep, the account was already selected so I could just entered my password. Now the Switch users button has appeared and I have to first click on the account so I can then input the password.
I found the solution to disable then Switch users butto, but the account still must be clicked first, as if there were more accounts on the laptop.

Does anyone know why this changed this way?
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Probook 4730s (laptop)
OS
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2450M CPU @ 2.50GHz
Motherboard
Hewlett-Packard 167C
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4,00 GB DDR3 1333MHZ
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(1) AMD Radeon HD 7470M (2) Intel(R) HD Graphics Family
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(1) Bluetooth Audio Device (2) High Definition Audio Devic
Screen Resolution
1600 x 900 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
Hard Drives
Hitachi HTS547575A9E384 ATA Device
Other Info
Default System BIOS
Hello Rousher,

Have you recently installed anything or made any changes on your computer before this started?
 

My Computer

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PC/Desktop
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Self built custom
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64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
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64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz
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ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
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Integrated
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Hello Rousher,

Have you recently installed anything or made any changes on your computer before this started?

Hmm..well there has been a lot of them for various things. Maybe one that would effect it: I turned on the secret builtin administrator account, so I had two accounts but I disabled it right away.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Probook 4730s (laptop)
OS
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2450M CPU @ 2.50GHz
Motherboard
Hewlett-Packard 167C
Memory
4,00 GB DDR3 1333MHZ
Graphics Card(s)
(1) AMD Radeon HD 7470M (2) Intel(R) HD Graphics Family
Sound Card
(1) Bluetooth Audio Device (2) High Definition Audio Devic
Screen Resolution
1600 x 900 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
Hard Drives
Hitachi HTS547575A9E384 ATA Device
Other Info
Default System BIOS
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