Force the Use of Automatic Logon (Windows 2000/XP)

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Force the Use of Automatic Logon (Windows 2000/XP)
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Normally when a Windows machine is configured to automatically logon to a specified account users can bypass this and enter alternate account information. This tweak forces the machine to auto logon and to ignore any bypass attempts.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new string value called "ForceAutoLogon" and set it to equal "1" to force automatic logons or "0" to allow alternate users.

Restart Windows for the change to take effect.


(Default)	REG_SZ	(value not set)
ForceAutoLogon	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: ForceAutoLogon
Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
Value: (0 = disabled, 1 = enabled)

Related Tweaks

Automatic Logon to Windows NT, 2000 and XP (Windows NT/2000/XP)

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: March 25, 2002

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