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Disable Auto Logon to Windows XP |
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To enable this function you need to add several new values to the key below.
- 1. Add a new string value named 'DefaultUserName' and set it to the username you wish to automatically logon as.
- 2. Add a new string value named 'DefaultPassword' and set this to the password for the user entered above.
- 3. Add a new string value named 'DefaultDomainName' and set this to the domain of the user. Ignore this value if the NT box is not participating in NT Domain security.
- 4. Add a new string value named 'AutoAdminLogon' and set it to either '1' to enable auto logon or '0' to disable it.
Exit and restart, Windows should not ask for a password and automatically show the desktop of the user.
Note:Exit and Restart Windows, AutoLogon will not work, If you have set AutoAdminLogon=1 which enables it and have stored password in the registry, any one with access to registry can easily know your password be careful.
System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
Value Name: AutoAdminLogon
Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
Value Data: (0=disable, 1=enable)
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