I just installed VMware for my Windows 7 for virtualization purpose and I found out that my logon screen persisted to appear every time I restart my PC. As it is a personal home PC, so I don’t need a password for the computer to login. Here’s how I done it:
Windows Vista/7
- Click Start
- Type netplwiz in the search-box and press enter.
- Select the user you want to auto-login automatically and then uncheck the box reading “Users must enter a username and password to use this computer”.
- Enter your password when prompted leave empty if none.
- Click OK.
Windows XP
You can either download this AutoLogon from Microsoft Sysinternals or follow the steps shown next:
- Press Windows Key + R (or Goto Start-> Run).
- Type control userpasswords2 and press enter in RUN dialog box.
- Click the username you want to autologin and uncheck the box “Users must enter a username and password to use this computer”.
- Enter your password when prompted leave empty if none.
- Click OK.
Great post, thanks for the info!