Shift Not bypassing auto log on

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Hello, I used tweakUI to set up auto log on. The problem is that pressing the shift key does not stop auto logon. Does anyone know how to make this work or alternatively bring up the old style logon (I know about pressing ctrl + alt+del twice when the Logon screen is up but the screen is now currently bypassed because of tweakUI.

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Chris (Hunt)

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If you really want the “classic” logon back, I think you’ll have to use TweakUI to undo the automatic logon.

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Hi, Hans. Sorry, I was just using the classic logon as an example. I don’t want it back but I need a way to bypass automatic logon so that I can choose different accounts. For some reason the shift key bypass is being ignored.

Chris

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I do NOT think you can bypass the auto log in.

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I do NOT think you can bypass the auto log in.

It should be possible – see this Microsoft Support Page

If you want to bypass the automatic logon to log on as a different user, hold down the SHIFT key after you log off or after Windows XP restarts. Note that this procedure applies only to the first logon. To enforce this setting for future logoffs, the administrator must set the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionWinlogon

Value:ForceAutoLogon
Type: REG_SZ
Data: 1

If I can find out why it’s not working for me I’ll post back.

Chris

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I think I found the answer – I was holding the shift key down too early! It seems the way to bring up the logon screen is to hold down the shift key after the windows logo has gone. Holding it down after switching the computer on doesn’t seem to work. Too late and it doesn’t work either. The window of opportunity is small (ouch!).

Chris

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Hello, I used tweakUI to set up auto log on. The problem is that pressing the shift key does not stop auto logon. Does anyone know how to make this work or alternatively bring up the old style logon (I know about pressing ctrl + alt+del twice when the Logon screen is up but the screen is now currently bypassed because of tweakUI.

Thanks,

Chris (Hunt)

Chris: this is a shot in the dark, but check the registry for HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionWinLogon for a key called AutoAdminLogon. The value should be set at 1; change it to 0 and you’ll get your login menu back.

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