How to Setup Auto User Login on Windows PC

This blog will guide you on how to setup auto user login on Windows PC. This is very useful if you don't want to type in anymore the user's password during login. This means a password for that user will be setup so that during Windows start-up users will no longer type the password again. There are two ways I know you can do this on Windows system computer. You can have the options to choose what method you want as long as it will work.

Configure to Enable Auto User Login on Windows 7 / 8

1. On Windows 7 Start->Search, type netplwiz. This will bring you to the Advanced User Account configuration window. Select the user you want to automatically login during windows start-up. 

2. Unchecked the check box for 'Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer'. Then click on Apply button. A windows will pop-up to enter and confirm your password for that user you selected. Then click OK and Apply  button for the changes to occur. 

Restart your computer and see if it really automatically login the user without entering the password anymore.

To disable auto login of user, just run netplwiz again. Select the user and tick the check box for 'Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer'.

If in case this will not work for unknown reason, try setting up through registery editor. 

Enable Auto User Login Through Registry Editor

Run or search regedit. This will bring you to the Registry Editor window. 

Backup first your registry by going to File menu and select export. Put the file on a safe directory. This is a secure thing to do. We don't know what will happen next. If we are going to restore the backup registry, go to File->Import and select the backup file.

1. Go to Computer->HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE->SOFTWARE->Microsoft->Windows NT->Current Version->Winlogon and find for a string value AutoAdminLogon if there is. If there is an AutoAdminLogon, set its value by double-clicking it from 0 to 1. If there is no AutoAdminLogon string value, create it by right-click on the space and select new string value. Change the name to AutoAdminLogon and set value to 1.

2. Create a string key DefaultUserName and set the value of the user you want to login automatically. Type in the username correctly to avoid errors.

3. Create a string key DefaultPassword and set the password for that user. If password is not correct, you will not be able to login automatically. You will will have to enter your password again during start-up.

Restart your computer to see if this will work. Remember to backup your registry.

This is method is tested and works on all windows operating system. But the first method above is the most common to be used in Windows 7 or 8. It really works and it is very simple to follow. Just don't forget how to setup that one if in case you need to disable auto user login again.

That's it. Thanks for reading my blog.