Question

How to disable login window on Windows Serve 2003 startup?

Although there is no password required I still have to press OK or enter every time on login.

Thanks.

Answer 1

To set Windows Server 2003 to automatically log on, perform the following steps:

1. Ensure that you are logged in with administrative privileges.

2. Open the Registry Editor (Start -> Run -> “regedt32.exe”)

3. Navigate to the following subkey:

   HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
   

4. Double-click on the DefaultUserName entry, type your user name, and click OK. (If relevant for your network configuration, make sure that you set the DefaultDomain entry as well.)

5. Double-click on the DefaultPassword entry, type your password, and click OK. (If the DefaultPassword value does not exist, you need to create it in order for this to work.)

6. Add a new REG_SZ value (Edit -> New -> String Value).

7. Type AutoAdminLogon and press Enter

8. Double-click on the AutoAdminLogon value that you just added.

9. In the “Edit String” dialog box, type 1 and click OK.

10. Quit the Registry Editor.

11. Restart your computer. You should now be logged on automatically to the account that you specified.

If for whatever reason you need to bypass this automatic log-on and log in as a different user, you can hold down the Shift key as you log off.