Domain Auto Login Gpo
This registry change does not work if the logon banner value is defined on the server either by a group policy object gpo or by a.
Domain auto login gpo. I have been tasked to create a gpo to lock down these machines similar to a kiosk and only allow a single application and have auto login automatically sign in and start up the app that is necessary for operation. Edit a group policy object that is applied to the computers you want this setting applied. Open group policy management. However if the pc is domain member and configured to logon to domain automatic logon feature cannot be configured through graphical user interface gui.
Following that enter your domain name as the value data of defaultdomainname and password as the value data of defaultpassword. In the logon options properties dialog box click enabled. You can now log on automatically. In my previous post i ve covered how to enable automatic login in windows 8 7 vista xp by using the command netplwiz or control userpasswords2 however that option is disabled when your computer is joined to a domain.
Fortunately you can still set up windows to auto login to your domain account using a registry trick. After this i will list the registry keys you need to use with the instruction below to configure automatic logon. In the details pane double click logon options. There is one advantage of enabling auto login in windows 10.
In the group policy management editor click intranet zone. To bypass the autoadminlogon process and to log on as a different user press and hold the shift key after you log off or after windows restarts. In the logon options list click automatic logon only in intranet zone and then click ok. Before we begin i will show you how create the required registry keys using group policy preference.
This tutorial will guide you through the process of creating auto login feature using group policy preference on windows server 2012 r2 domain. This registry change does not work if the logon banner value is defined on the server either by a group policy object gpo or by a local policy. I have everything set except the auto logon portion. Double click on autoadminlogon and set the value data to 1 to enable auto login.
Click to edit policy and navigate to. Create and link a new gpo on the desired folder in group policy management. In windows operating system including the windows xp windows vista windows 7 windows 8 windows 8 1 and the newest windows 10 the option for users must enter a user name and password. To bypass the autoadminlogon process and to log on as a different user press and hold the shift key after you log off or after windows restarts.