Automatically Use Dial-Up Networking to Logon (Windows NT/2000)

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Automatically Use Dial-Up Networking to Logon (Windows NT/2000)
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There is an option that is available on the logon dialog box and allows you to dial into your logon server for authentication of your user account, this can be enabled by default.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new String value, or modify the existing value called 'RasForce' using the settings below.

Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.

Note: See Microsoft Support article Q263743 for details of a bypass issue.


(Default)	REG_SZ	(value not set)
RasForce	REG_SZ	"1"


	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

Settings:

System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
Name: RasForce
Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
Value: (0 = disabled, 1 = enabled)

Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.

Last Modified: April 3, 2002

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