Windows restarted without password after update how did this happe

[Guest Kiya]

Hi just a query really not a huge problem i left my computer running whilst i

went out and Windows xp automatically updated a security issue which was not

a problem, my concern however was that when my computer restarted it did so

on its own (automatically) without having me put my windows security password

in it even restarted some not all of the programmes that were running before

the restart even tho the passwords for all of these programmes r never

automatically saved on my computers any ideas how this has happened at the

time of the update i had a team viewer download happening and had sightspeed

running, the team viewer shut off but sightspeed came back online im just

cofused as to how the computer bypassed my password and should this have

happened on my other computers it would have stayed on the log in screen have

checked my settings and as far as i can see they are as they should be,

should i be worried? thanks in advance for any help or suggestions.

[Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]]

[Crossposted to Windows Update newsgroup]

 

One post was sufficient, Kiya.

 

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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

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Kiya wrote:<span style="color:blue">

> Hi just a query really not a huge problem i left my computer running

> whilst

> i went out and Windows xp automatically updated a security issue which was

> not a problem, my concern however was that when my computer restarted it

> did so on its own (automatically) without having me put my windows

> security

> password in it even restarted some not all of the programmes that were

> running before the restart even tho the passwords for all of these

> programmes r never automatically saved on my computers any ideas how this

> has happened at the time of the update i had a team viewer download

> happening and had sightspeed running, the team viewer shut off but

> sightspeed came back online im just cofused as to how the computer

> bypassed

> my password and should this have happened on my other computers it would

> have stayed on the log in screen have checked my settings and as far as i

> can see they are as they should be, should i be worried? thanks in advance

> for any help or suggestions. </span>