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I am running Windows 10 Pro on an Intel ComputeStick (Mod # STK1AW32SC). Ideally, I would like to automatically log into a standard user account (an Assigned Access account for running just one app) whenever it restarts or boots, such as when there is a power outage.

I have found this documentation, however, I am confused about step 3. In \Winlogon I see two more directories GPExtensions and VolatileUserMgrKey, as well as two files?: AlternateShells and AutoLogonChecked.

I do not see the ones the documentation says: AutoAdminLogon, DefaultUserName or DefaultPassword.

I've never done this before so I don't want to screw anything up, thanks!

For reference I'm pretty sure this Windows version is 32 bit.

nukenine
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  • Did you set up any password for that normal admin user account? If not then Windows usually does not ask to enter password. – Biswapriyo Jul 26 '17 at 15:41
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    Have you tried netplwiz ? Click Start, type netplwiz, hit Enter. Disable the top box, then supply credentials for the account you want to auto-log. – Tetsujin Jul 26 '17 at 15:41
  • @Ramhound Perhaps, but I used netplwiz which is different from the command typed in the link. It would be beneficial to know both in my opinion. – nukenine Jul 27 '17 at 17:36
  • The question states Windows 10 Pro. This is not a duplicate of the question "Does Windows 7 allow auto-login with a stored password..." The netplwiz app does not have the checkbox "Users must enter a username..." – Pedro Bezunartea López Jul 06 '22 at 02:04

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If anyone in the future needs an answer to this it is actually really simple.

In Run, open the netplwiz application, choose the User Name that you would like auto-login to apply to, and finally, uncheck the box that states: "Users must enter a username and password to use this computer".

Click OK and restart computer to test.

nukenine
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I found a very descriptive article on enabling auto-login on Windows 10. This also makes use of the SysInternal's Autologin utility.

Can you try this and see if it helps for you:

https://www.top-password.com/blog/enable-disable-automatic-login-in-windows-10/

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