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NO "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer" screen in User Accounts dialog box.

Anonymous
2014-09-03T22:39:32+00:00

original Title: Autologin Windows 8.1.

Hi, I have an HP Pavillion 23 with Windows 8.1 as a home PC - not on any domain, but on a workgroup called WORKGROUP. I am connected to the internet via my home network and I log on using my Microsoft account, however I want to set up auto login.

To do that I need to winkey+R then netplz and uncheck the box next to "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer".

However, in the User Accounts dialog box there is no phrase, "Users must enter..." and there is not box to deselect.

Is there a setting I am missing or need to set?  How else can I auto login?

Thanks, David

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-09-04T07:25:58+00:00

    Ok, I found it. It was a policy .  I had connected to my work Exchange server for email and this changed my policies.  I reset the policies the the phrase and check box appeared.  All good now.

    Thanks for your responses and input.

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-09-04T02:57:28+00:00

    Don't know, sorry.

    if I run net user mike  cmd (admin)  I get this;   yours look same ?

    Microsoft Windows [Version 6.3.9600]

    (c) 2013 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

    C:\WINDOWS\system32>net user mike

    User name                    mike

    Full Name                    Mike P

    Comment                      old guy

    User's comment

    Country/region code          000 (System Default)

    Account active               Yes

    Account expires              Never

    Password last set            5/13/2014 6:39:17 AM

    Password expires             Never

    Password changeable          5/13/2014 6:39:17 AM

    Password required            No

    User may change password     Yes

    Workstations allowed         All

    Logon script

    User profile

    Home directory

    Last logon                   8/12/2014 6:45:12 AM

    Logon hours allowed          All

    Local Group Memberships      *Administrators

    Global Group memberships     *None

    The command completed successfully.

    C:\WINDOWS\system32>

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-01-04T19:03:41+00:00

    Ok, I found it. It was a policy .  I had connected to my work Exchange server for email and this changed my policies.  I reset the policies the the phrase and check box appeared.  All good now.

    Thanks for your responses and input.

    I'm having the same issue since I added my Microsoft Exchange work e-mail account to the Windows 10 Mail App.  Can I ask what procedure you used to "reset the policies"?  Thanks.

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