{"id":11209,"date":"2026-02-02T02:52:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T02:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/?p=11209"},"modified":"2026-02-02T02:52:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T02:52:37","slug":"fix-magento-2-admin-login-page-reloading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/fix-magento-2-admin-login-page-reloading\/","title":{"rendered":"Fix Magento 2 Admin Login Page Reloading Issue on Windows"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <strong>Magento 2 admin login page reloading issue<\/strong> occurs when the admin login page keeps refreshing after clicking <strong>Sign In<\/strong>, even though the username and password are correct.<br>This problem is commonly reported on <strong>local Windows environments<\/strong>, especially when running <strong>Magento 2 on XAMPP<\/strong>. In many cases, the issue is caused by a corrupted auto-generated metadata file rather than cache, cookies, or compilation commands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Symptoms<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"691\" data-attachment-id=\"11210\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/fix-magento-2-admin-login-page-reloading\/magento-2-admin-login-page\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Magento-2-Admin-Login-Page.png?fit=1118%2C965&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1118,965\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Magento 2 Admin Login Page\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Magento-2-Admin-Login-Page.png?fit=300%2C259&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Magento-2-Admin-Login-Page.png?fit=800%2C691&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Magento-2-Admin-Login-Page.png?resize=800%2C691&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Magento-2-Admin-Login-Page.png?resize=1024%2C884&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Magento-2-Admin-Login-Page.png?resize=300%2C259&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Magento-2-Admin-Login-Page.png?resize=768%2C663&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Magento-2-Admin-Login-Page.png?w=1118&amp;ssl=1 1118w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Magento 2 Admin login page reloads continuously<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No error message is displayed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Correct admin credentials do not work<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mostly happens on:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Windows<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>XAMPP<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Local development environments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Root Cause<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Magento automatically generates metadata files used internally by the framework.<br>On some <strong>Windows-based environments<\/strong>, one of these files may become corrupted or incompatible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most common file causing this issue is:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-syntaxhighlighter-code \"><pre class=\"brush: plain; title: ; notranslate\" title=\"\">\ngenerated\/metadata\/global.php\n<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n<p>When this file is invalid, Magento fails to complete the admin login process, resulting in the login page reloading repeatedly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Solution: Delete the Generated Metadata File To Fix Magento 2 Admin Login Page Reloading<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the <strong>primary and most effective solution<\/strong> for this issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 1: Locate the Metadata File<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Navigate to your Magento root directory:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-syntaxhighlighter-code \"><pre class=\"brush: plain; title: ; notranslate\" title=\"\">\n{Magento_root_directory}\n\u2514\u2500\u2500 generated\n    \u2514\u2500\u2500 metadata\n        \u2514\u2500\u2500 global.php\n<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 2: Delete <code>global.php<\/code><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Delete the following file:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-syntaxhighlighter-code \"><pre class=\"brush: plain; title: ; notranslate\" title=\"\">\ngenerated\/metadata\/global.php\n<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Notes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This file is auto-generated by Magento<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is safe to delete<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Magento will recreate it automatically when needed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 3: Log In Again<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Reload the Magento Admin login page<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter your existing admin credentials<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You should now be logged in successfully<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>No additional commands or configuration changes are required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why This Fix Works<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Removes corrupted metadata that interferes with admin session initialization<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Forces Magento to regenerate metadata cleanly<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Resolves admin login reload loops on Windows environments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This fix is especially effective for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/install-magento-2-4-2-on-xampp\/\">Magento 2.4.x running on XAMPP<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If your <strong>Magento 2 admin login page keeps reloading on Windows<\/strong>, deleting the <code>generated\/metadata\/global.php<\/code> file is the fastest and most reliable solution. This issue is not related to dependency injection compilation or cache configuration and can be resolved in seconds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Magento 2 admin login page reloading issue occurs when the admin login page keeps refreshing after clicking Sign In,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":106,"featured_media":11211,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[125,2565,2567,2579],"class_list":["post-11209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-magento-2-tutorials","tag-magento-2","tag-magento-2-errors","tag-magento-troubleshooting","tag-magento-xampp"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Fix Magento 2 Admin Login Page Reloading Issue on Windows - Magetop Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Fix Magento 2 admin login page reloading issue on Windows by deleting the generated metadata file. Common on XAMPP and local setups.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/fix-magento-2-admin-login-page-reloading\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Fix Magento 2 Admin Login Page Reloading Issue on Windows - Magetop Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Fix Magento 2 admin login page reloading issue on Windows by deleting the generated metadata file. Common on XAMPP and local setups.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/fix-magento-2-admin-login-page-reloading\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Magetop Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MagetopStore\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-02-02T02:52:33+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-02T02:52:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Fix-Magento-2-Admin-Login-Page-Reloading-Issue-on-Windows.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1355\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"753\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Aaron LX\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@MagetopStore\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@MagetopStore\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Aaron LX\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/fix-magento-2-admin-login-page-reloading\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/fix-magento-2-admin-login-page-reloading\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Aaron LX\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/b8770690a02cc53a273d6b7205229ff7\"},\"headline\":\"Fix Magento 2 Admin Login Page Reloading Issue on Windows\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-02T02:52:33+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-02T02:52:37+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/fix-magento-2-admin-login-page-reloading\/\"},\"wordCount\":317,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/fix-magento-2-admin-login-page-reloading\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Fix-Magento-2-Admin-Login-Page-Reloading-Issue-on-Windows.png?fit=1355%2C753&ssl=1\",\"keywords\":[\"magento 2\",\"Magento 2 Errors\",\"Magento Troubleshooting\",\"Magento XAMPP\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Magento 2 Tutorials\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/fix-magento-2-admin-login-page-reloading\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/fix-magento-2-admin-login-page-reloading\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/fix-magento-2-admin-login-page-reloading\/\",\"name\":\"Fix Magento 2 Admin Login Page Reloading Issue on Windows - Magetop Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/fix-magento-2-admin-login-page-reloading\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/fix-magento-2-admin-login-page-reloading\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Fix-Magento-2-Admin-Login-Page-Reloading-Issue-on-Windows.png?fit=1355%2C753&ssl=1\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-02T02:52:33+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-02T02:52:37+00:00\",\"description\":\"Fix Magento 2 admin login page reloading issue on Windows by deleting the generated metadata file. Common on XAMPP and local setups.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/fix-magento-2-admin-login-page-reloading\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/fix-magento-2-admin-login-page-reloading\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/fix-magento-2-admin-login-page-reloading\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Fix-Magento-2-Admin-Login-Page-Reloading-Issue-on-Windows.png?fit=1355%2C753&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Fix-Magento-2-Admin-Login-Page-Reloading-Issue-on-Windows.png?fit=1355%2C753&ssl=1\",\"width\":1355,\"height\":753,\"caption\":\"Fix Magento 2 Admin Login Page Reloading Issue on Windows\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/fix-magento-2-admin-login-page-reloading\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Fix Magento 2 Admin Login Page Reloading Issue on Windows\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Magetop Blog\",\"description\":\"Exploring Magento Tips, Tricks, and Trends\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Magetop.com\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/logo.png?fit=475%2C475&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/logo.png?fit=475%2C475&ssl=1\",\"width\":475,\"height\":475,\"caption\":\"Magetop.com\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MagetopStore\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/MagetopStore\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/magetop\",\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/magetop\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXoiJsz88OfPmwa8QpUkwOA\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/b8770690a02cc53a273d6b7205229ff7\",\"name\":\"Aaron LX\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/475315059_122137709240563546_260104055231757176_n.jpg?fit=96%2C96&#038;ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/475315059_122137709240563546_260104055231757176_n.jpg?fit=96%2C96&#038;ssl=1\",\"caption\":\"Aaron LX\"},\"description\":\"Aaron is a passionate writer, crazy about shopping, eCommerce and trends. Besides his outstanding research skills and a positive mind, Aaron eagerly shares his experience with the readers.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/author\/aaron-lx\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Fix Magento 2 Admin Login Page Reloading Issue on Windows - Magetop Blog","description":"Fix Magento 2 admin login page reloading issue on Windows by deleting the generated metadata file. Common on XAMPP and local setups.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/fix-magento-2-admin-login-page-reloading\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Fix Magento 2 Admin Login Page Reloading Issue on Windows - Magetop Blog","og_description":"Fix Magento 2 admin login page reloading issue on Windows by deleting the generated metadata file. Common on XAMPP and local setups.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/fix-magento-2-admin-login-page-reloading\/","og_site_name":"Magetop Blog","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MagetopStore","article_published_time":"2026-02-02T02:52:33+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-02-02T02:52:37+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1355,"height":753,"url":"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Fix-Magento-2-Admin-Login-Page-Reloading-Issue-on-Windows.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Aaron LX","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@MagetopStore","twitter_site":"@MagetopStore","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Aaron LX","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/fix-magento-2-admin-login-page-reloading\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/fix-magento-2-admin-login-page-reloading\/"},"author":{"name":"Aaron LX","@id":"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/b8770690a02cc53a273d6b7205229ff7"},"headline":"Fix Magento 2 Admin Login Page Reloading Issue on Windows","datePublished":"2026-02-02T02:52:33+00:00","dateModified":"2026-02-02T02:52:37+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/fix-magento-2-admin-login-page-reloading\/"},"wordCount":317,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/fix-magento-2-admin-login-page-reloading\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Fix-Magento-2-Admin-Login-Page-Reloading-Issue-on-Windows.png?fit=1355%2C753&ssl=1","keywords":["magento 2","Magento 2 Errors","Magento Troubleshooting","Magento XAMPP"],"articleSection":["Magento 2 Tutorials"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/fix-magento-2-admin-login-page-reloading\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/fix-magento-2-admin-login-page-reloading\/","url":"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/fix-magento-2-admin-login-page-reloading\/","name":"Fix Magento 2 Admin Login Page Reloading Issue on Windows - Magetop Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/fix-magento-2-admin-login-page-reloading\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/fix-magento-2-admin-login-page-reloading\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Fix-Magento-2-Admin-Login-Page-Reloading-Issue-on-Windows.png?fit=1355%2C753&ssl=1","datePublished":"2026-02-02T02:52:33+00:00","dateModified":"2026-02-02T02:52:37+00:00","description":"Fix Magento 2 admin login page reloading issue on Windows by deleting the generated metadata file. Common on XAMPP and local setups.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/fix-magento-2-admin-login-page-reloading\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/fix-magento-2-admin-login-page-reloading\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/fix-magento-2-admin-login-page-reloading\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Fix-Magento-2-Admin-Login-Page-Reloading-Issue-on-Windows.png?fit=1355%2C753&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Fix-Magento-2-Admin-Login-Page-Reloading-Issue-on-Windows.png?fit=1355%2C753&ssl=1","width":1355,"height":753,"caption":"Fix Magento 2 Admin Login Page Reloading Issue on Windows"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/fix-magento-2-admin-login-page-reloading\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Fix Magento 2 Admin Login Page Reloading Issue on Windows"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/","name":"Magetop Blog","description":"Exploring Magento Tips, Tricks, and Trends","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Magetop.com","url":"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/logo.png?fit=475%2C475&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/logo.png?fit=475%2C475&ssl=1","width":475,"height":475,"caption":"Magetop.com"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MagetopStore","https:\/\/x.com\/MagetopStore","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/magetop","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/magetop","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXoiJsz88OfPmwa8QpUkwOA"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/b8770690a02cc53a273d6b7205229ff7","name":"Aaron LX","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/475315059_122137709240563546_260104055231757176_n.jpg?fit=96%2C96&#038;ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/475315059_122137709240563546_260104055231757176_n.jpg?fit=96%2C96&#038;ssl=1","caption":"Aaron LX"},"description":"Aaron is a passionate writer, crazy about shopping, eCommerce and trends. Besides his outstanding research skills and a positive mind, Aaron eagerly shares his experience with the readers.","url":"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/author\/aaron-lx\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Fix-Magento-2-Admin-Login-Page-Reloading-Issue-on-Windows.png?fit=1355%2C753&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paOdw5-2UN","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1195,"url":"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-blank-admin-page-on-magento-2-3-in-windows\/","url_meta":{"origin":11209,"position":0},"title":"How To Fix Blank Admin Page On Magento 2.3 In Windows","author":"Aaron LX","date":"January 15, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Magento 2 may appear many errors after installation. Follow How to fix blank admin page on Magento 2.3 in Windows to get the best fix from us!","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Magento 2 Tutorials&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Magento 2 Tutorials","link":"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/magento-2-tutorials\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"How To Fix Blank Admin Page On Magento 2.3 In Windows","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/How-To-Fix-Blank-Admin-Page-On-Magento-2.3-In-Windows.png?fit=750%2C445&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/How-To-Fix-Blank-Admin-Page-On-Magento-2.3-In-Windows.png?fit=750%2C445&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/How-To-Fix-Blank-Admin-Page-On-Magento-2.3-In-Windows.png?fit=750%2C445&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/How-To-Fix-Blank-Admin-Page-On-Magento-2.3-In-Windows.png?fit=750%2C445&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":7066,"url":"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/install-magento-2-4-7-on-xampp\/","url_meta":{"origin":11209,"position":1},"title":"How To Install Magento 2.4.7 On XAMPP","author":"Aaron LX","date":"August 4, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Magento 2.4.7 came out with a lot of improvements and useful features, especially a few tweaks to improve security. This makes it difficult to install on localhost. But after a period of research, we can install it successfully, follow the posts How to install Magento 2.4.2 On XAMPP to be\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Magento 2 Tutorials&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Magento 2 Tutorials","link":"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/magento-2-tutorials\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"How To Install Magento 2 On XAMPP","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/How-To-Install-Magento-2-On-XAMPP.png?fit=1200%2C667&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/How-To-Install-Magento-2-On-XAMPP.png?fit=1200%2C667&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/How-To-Install-Magento-2-On-XAMPP.png?fit=1200%2C667&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/How-To-Install-Magento-2-On-XAMPP.png?fit=1200%2C667&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/How-To-Install-Magento-2-On-XAMPP.png?fit=1200%2C667&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3391,"url":"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/install-magento-2-4-on-xampp\/","url_meta":{"origin":11209,"position":2},"title":"How to install Magento 2.4 On XAMPP","author":"Aaron LX","date":"November 25, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Recently Magento has released Magento 2.4 version with many improvements and useful features, especially Magento switched to the Elasticsearch search method, which made people eager to install it on localhost. The tricky thing happens when the install button is lost in the installer. It is a conundrum for users who\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Magento 2 Tutorials&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Magento 2 Tutorials","link":"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/magento-2-tutorials\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"How to install Magento 2.4 On XAMPP","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/How-to-install-Magento-2.4-On-XAMPP.jpg?fit=750%2C445&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/How-to-install-Magento-2.4-On-XAMPP.jpg?fit=750%2C445&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/How-to-install-Magento-2.4-On-XAMPP.jpg?fit=750%2C445&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/How-to-install-Magento-2.4-On-XAMPP.jpg?fit=750%2C445&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3682,"url":"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/magento-2-enable-captcha-for-the-admin\/","url_meta":{"origin":11209,"position":3},"title":"How To Enable CAPTCHA For The Admin In Magento 2","author":"Aaron LX","date":"December 11, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Increase security for your store, limit spam and robots with CAPTCHA. Magento supports this feature and you can configure it easily. In the post How To Enable CAPTCHA For The Admin In Magento 2, we will guide you to enable and configure it.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Magento 2 Tutorials&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Magento 2 Tutorials","link":"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/magento-2-tutorials\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"How To Enable CAPTCHA For The Admin In Magento 2","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/How-To-Enable-CAPTCHA-For-The-Admin.jpg?fit=750%2C445&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/How-To-Enable-CAPTCHA-For-The-Admin.jpg?fit=750%2C445&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/How-To-Enable-CAPTCHA-For-The-Admin.jpg?fit=750%2C445&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/How-To-Enable-CAPTCHA-For-The-Admin.jpg?fit=750%2C445&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":11551,"url":"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/install-magento-2-4-7-laragon\/","url_meta":{"origin":11209,"position":4},"title":"How to Install Magento 2.4.7 on Laragon (Windows 11 Guide)","author":"Aaron LX","date":"March 23, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Setting up a local development environment for Magento 2 can often feel like a daunting task, especially on Windows. However, using Laragon makes this process significantly smoother. In this comprehensive guide, we will walk you through the exact steps to install Magento 2.4.7 on Laragon running on Windows 11. By\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Magento 2 Tutorials&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Magento 2 Tutorials","link":"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/magento-2-tutorials\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"How To Install Magento 2 On XAMPP","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/How-To-Install-Magento-2-On-XAMPP.png?fit=1200%2C667&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/How-To-Install-Magento-2-On-XAMPP.png?fit=1200%2C667&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/How-To-Install-Magento-2-On-XAMPP.png?fit=1200%2C667&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/How-To-Install-Magento-2-On-XAMPP.png?fit=1200%2C667&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/How-To-Install-Magento-2-On-XAMPP.png?fit=1200%2C667&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1152,"url":"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/how-to-install-magento-2-3-in-windows-using-xampp\/","url_meta":{"origin":11209,"position":5},"title":"How To Install Magento 2.3 In Windows Using XAMPP","author":"Aaron LX","date":"January 14, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"In this article, we will introduce you about How To Install Magento 2.3 In Windows Using XAMPP. The installation is quite easy, please follow these steps:","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Magento 2 Tutorials&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Magento 2 Tutorials","link":"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/magento-2-tutorials\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"How To Install Magento 2.3 In Windows Using XAMPP","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/How-To-Install-Magento-2.3-In-Windows-Using-XAMPP.png?fit=750%2C445&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/How-To-Install-Magento-2.3-In-Windows-Using-XAMPP.png?fit=750%2C445&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/How-To-Install-Magento-2.3-In-Windows-Using-XAMPP.png?fit=750%2C445&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/How-To-Install-Magento-2.3-In-Windows-Using-XAMPP.png?fit=750%2C445&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11209","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/106"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11209"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11209\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11212,"href":"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11209\/revisions\/11212"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magetop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}