How to : Auto-login in windows vista & Xp!
Many readers ask me that how can they auto login to their windows without entering the password. Well, this is how you can achieve the desired result.
How to auto-login in Windows Vista :
1. Go to start
2. in the search box; type netplwiz
3. select the user from which you want to login automatically and uncheck the box which says "Users must enter a username and password to use this computer".
4. enter the password of the account in the box.
5. Click ok (where ever you see).
How to auto-login in Windows XP :
1. Go to start->RUN
2. in the run box; type control userpasswords2
3. Follow the step 3, 4 & 5 of Vista section.
Note : Same way you can do it in Windows 2000 too.
After this when ever you’ll boot computer, you won’t have to put the password and the auto-logon will work.
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Rakshit
January 15th, 2008 at 7:29 am #
Many people may find this technique useless.
But I believe that one should be at least aware of every possible tricks and tips related to their preferred OS.
By that regard, I suppose this post is quite informative.
vista autologon
January 23rd, 2008 at 12:46 am #
you guys may be interesting in our XP/Vista AutoLogon software named LogonExpert — it helps to protect your logon password by encrypting it using AES 256bit.
Thanks.
Charles
July 19th, 2008 at 11:49 am #
After installing service pack 3, I found that I could not get the auto-login re-enabled. I am the only user of the computer, and I like to come in from work, hit the power button, then go take my shoes off, and get into more comfortable clothes, then come back and sit down at my computer and it be ready to go. Having to login, then wait for more stuff to load is annoying to me. Others may find it useless, but I rather enjoyed finding the information I needed here.
I just wish They would quit hiding stuff.
Thanks!!!
Tom
February 15th, 2009 at 8:05 pm #
How does this affect network shares?
If this allowed easier hackability, this is not a good suggestion. Autologin is not the same as not being prompted for a password when the computer returns from screen saver, or accessing network drives with a user account of the same name. How do these instuctions affect such actions?