Logging In

[kettledrum]

I have been a member here for 10 years & until about a week ago once I'd logged in I stayed logged in. Now, in spite of ticking the box saying 'remember me on this computer' I don't stay logged in for longer than each individual visit to the site.

Have I inadvertently done something? If so, how can I undo it? Or have there been changes made to systems at HQ?

[Togo]

Have you set your history to clear all after logging off? Or your cookie filter or something else recently?

[Togo]

When you are logged in have you tried adding the logged in page to bookmarks or favourites, then putting it in your taskbar(top of screen)? Then with a new tab opened just click on the icon.

[kettledrum]

I don't think so, Togo. Certainly not on purpose, as I wouldn't know how to do it!
But I can't believe I would have done it more than once, by mistake, over a week ago, & I must have re-logged in about 50 times since then.

[Buenchico]

Which web browser are you using?

[kettledrum]

Oh dear! I am totally computer illiterate, & don't even know how to answer your questions. Both my children (in their 40s) are going to be here this weekend, & I'll try to get them to give me a quick lesson in these basics, & hopefully sort out my problem. But thank you both for trying.

[ummmm]

What icon do you click on to open the internet? Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer?

[Togo]

Dont know about anyone else but I think, considering Kettledrum has not done anything, that perhaps and scheduled update or security upgrade has altered the settings back to a default.

[Togo]

A scheduled!

[fiction-factory]

Has anyone else borrowed your laptop/device? If so maybe they cleared the cache afterwards. If not, it'll be a setting in your browser for remembering/not remembering passwords which has reverted to the default setting following an update as Togo says

[HansUrbancka]

I think it is important for you to answer the question put to you at 10.27 by Buenchico. Perhaps then the issue can be sorted.

Hans.

[trt]

I have a similar problem, but only on Firefox.
On google chrome, I just connect, but on F/F it wont accept my password, and when I try another one, it warns me I could be in danger of a virus etc.

[kettledrum]

Apologies to everyone who is trying to be so helpful. I've been busy. My daughter is moving house & I've been doing grandmotherly stuff. The grandchildren (5 & 8) frequently hijack my desk top & iPad, but are not capable of clearing my history, except by mistake, & certainly wouldn't / couldn't have done it upwards of 50 times in the last week to 10 days. I normally use Chrome but occasionally use Microsoft Edge as it used to be the only browser which would display the Times Crossword puzzle correctly when I wanted to do it on line. (No longer necessary since The Times has updated its site.)
I thought my daughter had solved the problem, but I was wrong! Never mind: I can live with it until I have more time to investigate more thoroughly. Thank you all for trying.