auto login for win 7 home premium

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auto login for win 7 home premium

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Post by boogmeister1 » Tue Sep 27, 2011 1:27 am

I read somewhere that you can setup win 7 to login automatically with a password, i.e, you don't enter a password in order to login because the password is already saved. I just added a WHS to my network and I want to use it for recorded tv. but, I don't want to have to type a password every time I reboot the machine.

does this make sense? if so, could someone point me in the right direction? I have searched the forum but have not been able to locate this.

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Post by STC » Tue Sep 27, 2011 1:36 am

For Windows 7 click Start Orb, In the search bar type: netplwiz
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Post by boogmeister1 » Tue Sep 27, 2011 1:45 am

cool, thanks a ton.

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Post by Fleadh » Tue Sep 27, 2011 1:45 pm

I use Run> and type control userpasswords2

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Post by STC » Tue Sep 27, 2011 2:03 pm

Fleadh wrote:I use Run> and type control userpasswords2

That works for you on Win7? XP and Vista yes, but not Win7.
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Post by Fleadh » Tue Sep 27, 2011 9:19 pm

stonethecrows wrote:
Fleadh wrote:I use Run> and type control userpasswords2

That works for you on Win7? XP and Vista yes, but not Win7.
Yes, Win 7, here is a screenshot from my main desktop, win7 ultimate. To allow you to automatically login without a password you just untick "the users must enter......." box and then it will prompt you for your password and bingo, no more entering a password but you have all the advantages of being able to access stuff that needs you to have set a password.
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Post by STC » Tue Sep 27, 2011 10:12 pm

Ahh okay I get where you're going here. You actually envoke the run command, then type 'control userpasswords2'

It's easier and quicker to type netplwiz in the search box I think. It takes you to the same place.
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Post by Fleadh » Wed Sep 28, 2011 10:40 am

Windows search from vista onwards is the devils work.

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