# Why Can't I Stay Logged In Here..... **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [January 30, 2012, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-stay-logged-in-here/611177 "2012-01-30T10:17:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-stay-logged-in-here/611177/1 "2012-01-30T10:17:24Z")
…and elsewhere? I check “remember me”, but I get shut out even though I don’t restart my machine. I’m sure it’s probably in a security setting I’ve screwed up, so any help would be appreciated. This didn’t used to happen. Operating System MS Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit SP2 CPU AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 47 °C Brisbane 65nm Technology RAM 4.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 387MHz (5-5-5-18) Motherboard ASUSTeK Computer INC. M2A-VM (Socket AM2 ) 40 °C Graphics LCD TV (1360x768@60Hz) 512MB GeForce 9600 GT (EVGA) 49 °C Hard Drives 488GB Hitachi Hitachi HDP725050GLA360 ATA Device (SATA) 44 °C Optical Drives TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S202H ATA Device Audio Realtek High Definition Audio Thanks Q ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-stay-logged-in-here/611177/2 "2012-01-30T15:38:32Z")
My gut reaction, as a non-computer-whiz, just a medium-savvy user, is that you somehow disabled cookies. Dunno how to fix it, but that’s my guess. Joe ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-stay-logged-in-here/611177/3 "2012-01-30T15:41:49Z")
Or you are frequently running a cleaning program that deletes cookies. ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-stay-logged-in-here/611177/4 "2012-01-30T20:51:37Z")
Cookies are set at their lowest setting. Run in protected mode was unchecked (supposed to be a google fix - igoogle is my hp). I know there’s a “machine at risk” popup, but I was told to try that I have Spybot and a registry defragmenter recommended by the Tech Guy site. Always allow sessions is checked, as are 1st and 3rd party cookies (accept) Thanks Quasi ---
**Author:** ![colonial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/34f0e0/32.png) [@colonial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colonial)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-stay-logged-in-here/611177/5 "2012-01-30T21:30:42Z")
This happened to me also in the past 1-2 days, but the problem seems to have correected itself. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-stay-logged-in-here/611177/6 "2012-01-30T23:44:29Z")
I found myself logged out when I came here today, but it was the first time I’ve had that happen in a long enough time that I can’t remember the last time. ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-stay-logged-in-here/611177/7 "2012-01-31T05:17:35Z")
I think I’ve got it straightened out, but don’t ask me what I did, because I couldn’t tell ya. I spent a lot of time in internet options - that much I remember! 🙂 I just tried a little bit of everything and got it to workin. Thanks! Quasi ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2012, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-stay-logged-in-here/611177/8 "2012-02-02T23:35:48Z")
I had no such issue today, so I assume it was just one of the capybaras forgetting he’s not a hamster.