PC goes straight into Administrator mode

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I had to setup an admin account to sort out a problem, but after i had done that i wanted to get beck into my other user account, but whenever i restart my computer it goes straight in the my Administrator account. I does not give me any options. And when i go to my Other Users, there is no other account to go to.

Does anyone know how i can get to my old account?
 
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Nope
 

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I have just set a Windows PIN so it might prompt me to choose an account when i login but it still goes straight to the Administrator and there is no other accounts i can choose from.
 
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I mean open an explorer window. Click on "This PC" in the left column. Then double click "Local Disk (C)", then double click the User folder. Is there a folder in there with your user name in it?

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Unfortunately your user account is completely gone. I was hoping that the login was gone, but the folder still there. If it was I was going to suggest a system restore. Doing a google search, I only found one instance of this happening. And there was never a solution. There's probably nothing of use in the Public folder. With your user account gone, you probably can't access it anyways. I wish I had a solution for you. Maybe someone else has some insight.
 
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What happens when you click on Control Panel > User Accounts > Manage another account?. :)

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Only this
 

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I have managed to get anything i want from my old windows by using Disk Drill recovery, but i would have much preferred not to spend 4hrs doing this and setting my PC without going through this rigmarole.
 
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Do you still only have the one account now or did you restore your system?. Is your problem solved now?. :)
 
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I tried restore my old accoun,t but i could only restore to the the part when i ran admin, so i am running my account as admin, because i am pretty sure my old account has disappeared.
 
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You said you used an old back-up of your install, are your files safe at least?. ;)
 
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On windows 10 you don't set up an admin acct, you go to CDM and enable it. You should have your personal acct set as admin which has no password till you give it one. I have seen one time only where the main user acct had a problem and windows was unable to boot to that acct, so I had to use admin to make a new user acct for the client.
 

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