Put a password on your account and it makes it more difficult for other users to access the account your personal files and data When multiple accounts are present on the computer, while booting you will be prompted to select a user during logon. The password will also be required if that user account has one set up. Even if you are the only user on the computer , you will be still be asked to enter your password.
Thankfully Windows has the built in ability to allow a user to automatically logon without typing their password. As you might expect, the option is hidden away slightly to stop general users bypassing their own password too easily, which can reduce security. Once accessed, it is easy to setup and change, here are three different ways to enable the Windows auto logon function. All methods work on Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8.
That needs to be taken into account. If you want a small and simple tool that allows you to quickly enable or disable the Windows auto logon feature, then Autologon by Sysinternals will do the job. Using Autologon is quite self explanatory when you launch it.
Simply enter the username to logon to that account default is the primary user and the password for the account.
Then press Enable. The password you enter is encrypted so no-one can browse through the registry to find it. This is more secure than editing the registry directly. Sysinternals Autologon can also be used from scripts and the command line although you can only enable the auto logon feature, not disable it.
Download Sysinternals Autologon. The User Accounts Control Panel applet is quite powerful and potentially dangerous if used incorrectly, so take care to only set the options as guided. Open Start and type netplwiz. The User Accounts window will appear with a list of current users for the computer. Then click the OK button. A dialog box will appear with the user name you selected in step 2.
Type the password for the user into the box and again in the confirm box, and press OK. If you have joined the computer to a domain, you should add the DefaultDomainName value, and the data for the value should be set as the fully qualified domain name FQDN of the domain, for example contoso.
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Please rate your experience Yes No. Any additional feedback? Important The autologon feature is provided as a convenience. Important This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. Note To bypass the AutoAdminLogon process and to log on as a different user, press and hold the Shift key after you log off or after Windows restarts.
This registry change does not work if the Logon Banner value is defined on the server either by a Group Policy object GPO or by a local policy. When the policy is changed so that it does not affect the computer, the autologon feature works as expected. This behavior is by design. This behavior is caused by a change in Windows 8. Clicking it will start the Activate Windows wizard. If the icon is not here, it usually means XP has been activated, but you can move on to the next step to double-check.
Open the Run box. Click the user you want to auto login Uncheck Users must enter a user name and password Click Ok. Enter password for that user and its set. Open the Start menu. It's located in the lower left-hand corner of the screen. Select "Settings", then open "Control Panel".
The Control Panel program lets you make changes to your system settings. Double-click the "User Accounts" folder. You'll be able to edit your account settings from here. Views: K.
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