Automatic login: No more tedious entry of user name and password!

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Während es bei Notebooks schon Sinn macht, nervt die Eingabe von Benutzernamen und Kennwort bei jedem Systemstart auf dem hauseigenen Rechner doch gewaltig. Wenn Sie ebenso denken und den PC alleine nutzen, können Sie die Anmeldung am Computer automatisieren… [By Sandro Villinger]

Use the following steps to activate automatic logon in Windows Vista:

  1. Press the Windows_Vista-204 +R at the same time. The following dialog now appears:

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  2. Type here Windows_Vista-207and press the Enter key. A warning message usually appears, which you can close with Windows_Vista-208 confirm.
  3. You will now see the following window:

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    First select your user account and uncheck the box in front of Windows_Vista-210 .

  4. Click now on Windows_Vista-211. A new dialog will now appear in which you must enter your user name and password again. Confirm this with Windows_Vista-211 und starten Sie Ihren Computer neu. Fertig! Ab sofort meldet sich Windows automatisch an – einfacher, oder?

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Sincerely,
Yours, Sandro Villinger

By Sandro Villinger

Founded Windows Tweaks as a teenager in the 90s. His helpful PC tricks made it Germany's most visited Windows site (back then this is what Sandro looked like). He then went on to write elsewhere, such as for PC-Praxis, Computer Bild and PCWorld in the USA. Microsoft also poached him from us. Now Sandro is back, finally sharing his tweaks here again. For a stress-free digital everyday life. You can reach Sandro via e-mail.