Windows Server 2003 Automatic Logon On Startup

admin — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:24:09 +0000

After system startup, there is sometimes a need to have Windows Server login automatically as a particular user. The following changes to the registry accomplishes this.

Using RegEdit, open the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
Set the account name in the DefaultUserName entry. If DefaultUserName does not exist, create a new entry as a string value (REG_SZ).
Set the password in the DefaultPassword entry. If DefaultPassword does not exist, create a new entry as a string value (REG_SZ).
Set the AutoAdminLogon entry to 1. If AutoAdminLogon does not exist, create a new entry as a string value (REG_SZ).

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The next time the computer restarts it will automatically login as the specified user.

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Windows Server 2003 Automatic Logon On Startup