How to Enable Automatic Log On in Windows XP

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2024 Author: Samantha Chapman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-01-15 13:47

It is not necessary to log on every time you start your PC. This article explains how to log on to Windows automatically. If you are concerned about the security of your computer, do not perform this procedure.

Steps

Enable Automatic Logon in Windows XP Step 1

Step 1. Click the Start button and then Run

Enable Automatic Logon in Windows XP Step 2

Step 2. In the Run box, type 'control userpasswords2' (without quotes) and then click OK

Enable Automatic Logon in Windows XP Step 3

Step 3. Uncheck the box "User must enter a username and password to use this computer" and then click Apply

Enable Automatic Logon in Windows XP Step 4

Step 4. In the Automatic Log On window, write the password in the appropriate user account box that you will use to log on automatically, then re-enter the password in the password confirmation box

Enable Automatic Logon in Windows XP Step 5

Step 5. Click On to close the Auto Log On window and then click OK to close the User Accounts window

Enable Automatic Logon in Windows XP Step 6

Step 6. Restart the computer to test the auto log on

How to manually configure the registry:

Using RegEdit, navigate to the registry key:


HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE / SOFTWARE / Microsoft / Windows NT / CurrentVersion / Winlogon

Enable Automatic Logon in Windows XP Step 6Bullet1

Create or Open and Fill the Type Row value of"
DefaultUsername
using the desired username.

Enable Automatic Logon in Windows XP Step 6Bullet2
Create or Open and enter the value of the Line Type of"
DefaultPassword
using the desired username.

Enable Automatic Logon in Windows XP Step 6Bullet3
Create or Open and enter the value of the Type Line of"
AutoAdminLogon
"with" 1 ".

To set the desired DomainName, change the data of the value"
DefaultDomainName Enable Automatic Logon in Windows XP Step 6Bullet4 Advice The 'control userpasswords2' command only works with Windows XP Home Edition and Windows XP Professional on computers that are not part of a Windows Domain network Warnings This procedure stores the user name and password in the system registry for automatic log on. Users with registry access, remote or local console control, can extract the password How to Identify Unknown Processes in Windows










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