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Windows Vista Auto-Login to Bypass the Logon Screen Tech Support How To: If you have multiple user accounts on your computer but you're the main user, you might want to enable auto-login. That way, you don't have to click your account icon on the logon screen each time the PC is booted up. Then, if you need to access the other accounts, you can choose Switch User from your account to access the logon screen.

Windows Vista Auto-Login to Bypass the Logon Screen
By Raymond Garcia
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Remember: Enabling auto-login for accounts that use password protection defeats the idea of the protection it provides. Someone can just boot up the PC and it will automatically load into your password-protected account. It's best to use the auto-login feature if you aren't worried about others getting into your account.

 

Here's how to enable auto-login:

1. Open the Start Menu, type "netplwiz," and press Enter.

Note: If using the Windows Classic Start menu, you need to click on Run, enter "netplwiz", and click OK.

 

2. Uncheck the Users Must Enter a User Name and Password to Use This Computer option, as shown in Figure 1.

 

Figure 1. Enabling auto-login.

 

A. Choose the user account you want to allow to log on automatically.
B. Select Users Must Enter a User Name and Password to Use This Computer.

 

3. Click Apply.

4. In the Automatically Log On window, enter the username and password (twice) for the account you want to auto-login, and click OK.

5. Click OK to exit. Remember to come back to WebTechGeek.com for more How To Tips.

 

 

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