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Use automatic logon.

This setting enables you to use the automatic login instead of the default Winlogon process.

Tweak for : Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows 2000, Windows Vista

Description:

This setting enables you to use the automatic login instead of the default Winlogon process.

If you use the auto login, you don’t have to press any buttons to enter your system.

If Windows starts and an automatic login is performed, Windows will decrement the numbers of automatic logins by -1. The number of automatic logins is saved in the variable "AutoLogonCount" (in the key listed below) that must be in the range from 1 to 4294967295 to use this setting.

For this go to "Start->Run" and enter "regedit" and search the key listed below. You can create string values "DefaultDomainName", "DefaultPassword", "DefaultUserName" and "AutoAdminLogon", if these values is not existing.

Now you can set these values to use the automatic login. After a restart or logoff the changes take effect.

WARNING:
By using this setting your password and username is saved in the Windows registry in a non-encrypted form. Someone could easily detect your password and username. If you use this feature, you can’t save important data on your computer.

NOTE:
If automatic login is enabled, you can temporarily stop it by pressing the SHIFT key before default login screen is visible. In this case you have to enter your username and password.

If the string value name “DontDisplayLastUserName” is enabled, you can’t use the auto logon feature. You can find this at the key for Windows XP and Windows 2000/2003:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System

Note Windows 2000:
If you use Windows 2000, you can enable the value of “ForceAutoLogon” in the key listed below to prevent resetting on reboot for this setting.

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Registry Entry Details:

Registry Entry 1 :

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]

Key Type :

Local Machine

Value Name :

DefaultDomainName

Data Type :

REG_SZ (String Value)

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

Domain Name

Value Action :

Modified

Registry Entry 2 :

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]

Key Type :

Local Machine

Value Name :

DefaultPassword

Data Type :

REG_SZ (String Value)

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

Password

Value Action :

Add an Entry

Registry Entry 3 :

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]

Key Type :

Local Machine

Value Name :

DefaultUserName

Data Type :

REG_SZ (String Value)

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

User Name

Value Action :

Modified

Registry Entry 4 :

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]

Key Type :

Local Machine

Value Name :

AutoAdminLogon

Data Type :

REG_SZ (String Value)

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

Value Action :

Add an Entry

Steps ScreenShots:

Apply registry settings according below given steps of screenshots with related changes.

First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit".

Second, go to the [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon] key, right-click on the "DefaultDomainName" String value and click on "Modify".

Third, enter the "User Defined Name" in the text box and click on 'OK'.

Fourth, go to the [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon] key, right-click on the right pane and click on "New > String Value" to create a new String value with the name "DefaultPassword".

Fifth, right-click on the 'DefaultPassword' String value and click on "Modify".

Sixth, enter the password you want in the text box and click on 'OK'.

Seventh, go to the [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon] key, right-click on the "DefaultUserName" String value and click on "Modify".

Eight, enter the user name you want and click on 'OK'.

Ninth, go to the [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon] key, right-click in the right pane and click on "New > String Value" to create a new String value with the name "AutoAdminLogon".

Tenth, right-click on the 'AutoAdminLogon' String value and click on "Modify".

Finally, enter the value "1" in the text box and click on 'OK'.