
From there I’ve tried booting into safe mode, but the log in screen doesn’t come up. So far, I have tried holding shift on the restart button at the log in page.

My keyboard works fine because I clicked the eye to check I was typing the correct characters. It’s definitely the correct password and email address. I know for certain I’m entering the correct password because I’ve quadruple checked it by logging in on my phone. Everything seemed like it worked, but the screen went black then booted me out to the log in screen again. Instead of the box asking for my pin, there was a button saying “sign in” which opened a internet connected window first asking for my password and then 2FA. Win10 also is pretty aggressive (at least in my view) with regard to sleeping the computer with its default power settings and some machines are much crankier than others with regard to waking up.Įdited by britechguy, 29 October 2015 - 10:10 PM.I restarted my Windows 10 Home laptop after uninstalling a programme, but when it restarted the log in screen was different from usual. I think I've already posted screen shots on another thread regarding how to tweak shutdown such that it's an actual shutdown. Not that this is a final or satisfactory solution but at least you have a sense as to whether this extends to all pointing devices or not.Īlso, Win10 uses a hybrid shutdown that's somewhat like a cross between hibernation and a true, full shutdown.

It's much, much more consistent in its behavior than the mousepad.

Try using an external USB mouse to see if it will work for you. I thought it was a driver issue but have yet to find any driver that will keep things working like they should. It's a throw of the dice whether the computer will respond to mousepad input from the get go or keep responding to it later. This sounds like a variant on a problem I have going on with a Dell Inspiron 1720 laptop.
