how to set windows 10 autologin

Question

how to set windows 10 autologin?

thanks!

Answer 1

Hi @znright

You can use registry key to enable autologon as mentioned in Microsoft article: Turn on automatic logon in Windows

To use Registry Editor to turn on automatic logon, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type Regedit.exe, and then press Enter.
3. Locate the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon subkey in the registry.
4. On the Edit menu, click New, and then point to String Value.
5. Type AutoAdminLogon, and then press Enter.
6. Double-click AutoAdminLogon.
7. In the Edit String dialog box, type 1 and then click OK.
8. Double-click the DefaultUserName entry, type your user name, and then click OK.
9. Double-click the DefaultPassword entry, type your password, and then click OK.

If the DefaultPassword value does not exist, it must be added. To add the value, follow these steps:

1. On the Edit menu, click New, and then point to String Value.
   1. Type DefaultPassword, and then press Enter.
      1. Double-click DefaultPassword.
         1. In the Edit String dialog, type your password and then click OK.

                 **Note**
            
                 If no DefaultPassword string is specified, Windows automatically changes the value of the `AutoAdminLogon` key from 1 (true) to 0 (false), disabling the AutoAdminLogon feature.
            

2. If you have joined the computer to a domain, you should add the DefaultDomainName value, and the data for the value should be set as the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the domain, for example contoso.com..
3. Exit Registry Editor.
4. Click Start, click Shutdown, and then type a reason in the Comment text box.
5. Click OK to turn off your computer.
6. Restart your computer. You can now log on automatically.

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Answer 2

Hello @znright

Here's another method you may take a try :

1.open run app in from the search box:

2. Type in netplwiz:

3.Uncheck the box next to Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer from the Users tab. Then select OK at the bottom of the window.

4. When the password prompt appears, enter the username you wish to use for your automatic login, followed by the password in the next two boxes.

5.Select OK to save and close the open windows.

I hope this helps! Please let me know if you need any further assistance.

Kind Regards,
Karlie Weng

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Answer 3

You can also use the AutoLogon program as part of the Sysinternals group of programs!

All directions and what you need to know can be found here.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/autologon

Simply download, run, and fill in the information!