How to enable Auto Logon in Windows XP / Vista?

[Unwin]

To enable Autologon in Windows XP Professional:

Do the following:

1. Click Start, Run and enter CONTROL USERPASSWORDS2
2. In the list of users, highlight the user account you want automatically logged on.
3. Uncheck Users must enter a Username and password.................
4. Click Apply.
5. In the next dialog, enter the password for the account you selected in Step 2, if any
6. OK your way out.

To enable Autologon in Windows® XP Home Edition:


Do the following:

1. Click Start, Run and enter CONTROL USERPASSWORDS2
2. In the list of users, highlight the user account you want automatically logged on.
3. Uncheck Users must enter a Username and password.................
4. Click Apply.
5. In the next dialog, enter the password for the account you selected in Step 2, if any
6. OK your way out.

Good luck.

[Theophilus]

Good information but it seems a security risk.

[Neel23]

Good but is there any way to do it in Vista?

[Paxton]

Good but is there any way to do it in Vista?

To do Auto Logon in Vista do as follow:

1. Click Start and type ‘netplwiz’ or click that name on the Start menu
2. In the GUI window that comes up, uncheck the “Users must enter a username and password to use this computer” box
3. Click ‘Apply’
4. In the new dialog box that opens type the name of the account you want to auto-logon by default (if the account is not normally passworded then it blank)
5. Click OK and exit

Note:: Security Risk!

[Neel23]

To do Auto Logon in Vista do as follow:

1. Click Start and type ‘netplwiz’ or click that name on the Start menu
2. In the GUI window that comes up, uncheck the “Users must enter a username and password to use this computer” box
3. Click ‘Apply’
4. In the new dialog box that opens type the name of the account you want to auto-logon by default (if the account is not normally passworded then it blank)
5. Click OK and exit

Note:: Security Risk!

Thanks Paxton I'll carefull.