Auto Login Windows XP

Filed in: Tips — October 2nd, 2004

After you have created two or more Windows user account in Windows XP, you greet by a login screen with the list of user accounts at start up. No more auto login to Windows.

It is rather troublesome(ok, I am lazy) that we need to manually click on the (default)user account to login Windows…

Well, I found a trick. :)

Auto login Windows XP

  1. Click Start -> Run, and type: control userpasswords2
  2. From Users Tab, Uncheck “Users must enter a username and password to use this computer.” and click “OK” button.
  3. A “Automatically Log On” dialog will appear to ask for the default(used for auto login) user account’s username and password. After filled in, click “OK” button and you are done!

Reference: Auto Login – Windows XP Tips and Tweaks on Tune XP

Thought:
This trick is good if you have a limited access user account for anyone else in the house/office. Set auto login using the common account then the others users no need to do the extra clicking.

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  • moo_t

    Don’t do that if you use your PC to dial into Internet. Always put a password to increase the level of security (although you can still get virus due to security hole in WinXP).

    Downlaod and install TWEAKUI(from Microsoft). Put a password in Tweakui and let it do it for you.

  • moo_t

    Don’t do that if you use your PC to dial into Internet. Always put a password to increase the level of security (although you can still get virus due to security hole in WinXP).

    Downlaod and install TWEAKUI(from Microsoft). Put a password in Tweakui and let it do it for you.

  • Simon

    Thanks mate, I needed that.:wink::smile::cool:

  • Simon

    Thanks mate, I needed that.:wink::smile::cool:

  • Franco

    This “trick” does not work if the computer is joined to a domain. To do this on a doaim you must edit the registry as per this MSKB article:
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315231

  • Franco

    This “trick” does not work if the computer is joined to a domain. To do this on a doaim you must edit the registry as per this MSKB article:
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315231

  • genexide

    thanks.. it helped me

  • genexide

    thanks.. it helped me

  • Wesley

    What the hell. I did this, and now I’ve lost my second account including all of the data. Rip-off.

  • http://none Wesley

    What the hell. I did this, and now I’ve lost my second account including all of the data. Rip-off.

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