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While it makes sense for notebooks, entering a user name and password every time you start the system on your home computer is a real pain. If you think the same way and use the PC alone, you can automate the login process on the computer... [By Sandro Villinger]
Use the following steps to activate automatic logon in Windows Vista:
- Press the
+R at the same time. The following dialog now appears:
- Type here
and press the Enter key. A warning message usually appears, which you can close with
confirm.
- You will now see the following window:
First select your user account and uncheck the box in front of
.
- Click now on
. A new dialog will now appear in which you must enter your user name and password again. Confirm this with
and restart your computer. That's it! Windows will now log on automatically - easier, right?
Sincerely,
Yours, Sandro Villinger
Founded Windows Tweaks as a teenager in the 90s. His helpful PC tricks made it Germany's most visited Windows site (at the time Sandro looked like this). He then went on to write elsewhere, for example 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.

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On Windows Tweaks you will find time-saving tech guides for PC, software & Microsoft. For a stress-free digital everyday life. Already we have been "tweaking" Windows since 1998 and just won't stop!
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