How to Skip User Accounts login Screen and Boot Directly to Desktop in Vista ?
When you start Windows Vista, you are presented with a list of available users accounts This feature is good when multiple people use the computer frequently but it is totally pointless when you are the lone user of the computer. If you are a single user who access the computer, it is possible to set Windows Vista to login directly to desktop instead of showing you multiple accounts, it can save you some serious time and effort when your computer is starting up.
Click on Start menu button. Type netplwiz in the search box, and then hit the Enter key. If User Access Control window pops up to ask for permission, click Continue. Uncheck Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer box as shown in the screenshot below. Click the Apply button at the bottom of the window. At last, when the dialog box called Automatically Log On comes up, enter your password in the required fields(be careful to type the same password twice). Click OK when finished and Restart your computer. Now you won’t have to type your user name and password every time when you start Vista again! Also Read : How to make Folder Navigation in Vista Faster & Quicker ?
Two points as to why this is possibly inadvisable.
1) That log-in screen gives you a bit of security. If you have things on your computer you don’t want a casual visitor to read, this lets them have access to it all. And, if your computer gets stolen, it’s that much easier for them to steal your personal data from your computer. Because if you’d do this, you’d probably leave personally identifiable information on your hard drive.
2)This puts your password in the registry where it’s readable. And you probably use the same password everywhere you go. I just feel that about you.
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