by ObtrudeBacker » 05.04.2019, 08:39
hm, +1 here. WOUTempAdmin lockout appeared out of nowhere. I've already seen it before, like on XP, but not for a many years (at that time Windows 10 wasn't even in early access, maybe even Windows 8 hasn't been out)
I'm using WSUSOffline regularly for new PCs (about 1-2 times per month). The process was following:
* set up Windows 1809 Pro without key (to activate later) with defaults
* on OOBE I add single passwordless local (non-MS) user
* slight setup (hostname, keyboard layout switching key, turn on DEP, disable kernel dump, move pagefile, etc; UAC stays ON, same everytime for over >4 years)
* then I ran WSUS Offline.
Usually it installs some updates, reboots, logins under WOUTempAdmin, installs some more, reboots again. I log in under again with that passwordless user, and proceed with settings.
But today, it stuck with wrong password after reboot while trying to auto-login under WOUTempAdmin. There's no "switch user" link under password (usually there is), and I don't know WOUTempAdmin password. Fortunately, I didn't set up much and didn't activate Windows yet (I do that after reliability testing to avoid loosing activation), so reinstalling is an option. Still, that's strange.