[TUTORIAL] Enable Autologon in Windows - the right way
Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 3:14 pm
There are tools on the web which enables the autologon feature for Windows. There are several ways of enabling autologon. There is however a method which puts the password plain text in the registry. This is obviously the wrong way of doing it. TweakUI is such an tool which is widely used.
The method described here will also automatically remove any plain text passwords.
Here is the right way to enable autologon:
1. Start --> Run --> Type in <i>control userpassword2</i> and click OK
2. On the "User Accounts" screen that opens make sure that the "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer" is <u>de</u>selected and click Apply
3. On the Automatically Log On window enter the username and password which will be used to autologon into windows
4. Click Ok and close User Accounts
5. Reboot and check if the autologon works
Optional (but highly recommended):
To automatically lock the computer after automatically logging click Start --> Run --> Type in (or better --> copy and paste):
<i>REG add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run /v AutoLockAtLogon /t REG_SZ /d "%windir%\system32\rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation"</i>
To disable the automatic locking at logon click Start --> Run --> Type in:
<i>REG delete HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run /v AutoLockAtLogon</i>
The method described here will also automatically remove any plain text passwords.
Here is the right way to enable autologon:
1. Start --> Run --> Type in <i>control userpassword2</i> and click OK
2. On the "User Accounts" screen that opens make sure that the "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer" is <u>de</u>selected and click Apply
3. On the Automatically Log On window enter the username and password which will be used to autologon into windows
4. Click Ok and close User Accounts
5. Reboot and check if the autologon works
Optional (but highly recommended):
To automatically lock the computer after automatically logging click Start --> Run --> Type in (or better --> copy and paste):
<i>REG add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run /v AutoLockAtLogon /t REG_SZ /d "%windir%\system32\rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation"</i>
To disable the automatic locking at logon click Start --> Run --> Type in:
<i>REG delete HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run /v AutoLockAtLogon</i>