Enabling Auto-Logon and the Administrator Account in Vista & 7

Rob Williams · 09-09-2010, 11:53 PM

Have you ever wanted to create an automatic logon for your Windows PC but couldn't find the option to do so? Or, on the disruptive side, have you ever found yourself without administrative access? We have... far too many times, and have decided to produce an article that offers up a slew of different ways to take care of both tasks.

You can read our full article and then discuss it here!

09-13-2010, 09:21 AM

To autologin just type in the search box "netplwiz" highlight the name you want login with. Then uncheck the "Users must enter a name and password to use this computer." type in the password okay it out and restart the comp immediately and you will be squared away.

Rob Williams · 09-13-2010, 10:32 AM

I forgot all about that command! I'll need to edit that in, because it actually looks to do the exact same thing as "control userpasswords2", but in far less characters. Thanks for the tip!

Greg King · 09-13-2010, 10:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kayden

To autologin just type in the search box "netplwiz" highlight the name you want login with. Then uncheck the "Users must enter a name and password to use this computer." type in the password okay it out and restart the comp immediately and you will be squared away.

Solid addition. Good call Kayden.

09-09-2010, 11:53 PM	#1
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	Enabling Auto-Logon and the Administrator Account in Vista & 7 Have you ever wanted to create an automatic logon for your Windows PC but couldn't find the option to do so? Or, on the disruptive side, have you ever found yourself without administrative access? We have... far too many times, and have decided to produce an article that offers up a slew of different ways to take care of both tasks. You can read our full article and then discuss it here! __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

09-13-2010, 09:21 AM	#2
Kayden Guest Poster Posts: n/a	or you can do this To autologin just type in the search box "netplwiz" highlight the name you want login with. Then uncheck the "Users must enter a name and password to use this computer." type in the password okay it out and restart the comp immediately and you will be squared away.

09-13-2010, 10:32 AM	#3
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	I forgot all about that command! I'll need to edit that in, because it actually looks to do the exact same thing as "control userpasswords2", but in far less characters. Thanks for the tip! __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

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