Allow Portables to Undock Before Logon (Windows XP)

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Allow Portables to Undock Before Logon (Windows XP)
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This setting controls whether users with portable computers have the option to undock the system before they have logged onto the computer.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called 'UndockWithoutLogon' using the settings below.

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


(Default)	REG_SZ	(value not set)
UndockWithoutLogon	REG_DWORD	0x00000000 (0)


	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System

Settings:

User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
System]
System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
System]
Name: UndockWithoutLogon
Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value: (0 = disabled, 1 = enabled)

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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 20, 2002

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