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Windows 7: How do i get rid of the welcome screen?

08 Jun 2011   #1

Windows 7 Ultimate
 
 
How do i get rid of the welcome screen?

I don't have a pass word but every time i start win 7 it brings me to the avatar and i have to click on it. It used to just boot into the normal screen. I wish to do that again?

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08 Jun 2011   #2

Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
 
 

Changed any settings recently? Recent software installed like VMware player maybe?
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08 Jun 2011   #3

Windows 7 Ultimate
 
 

nope, i have to click on the picture everytime before goin into win 7 , kinda of a drag?
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08 Jun 2011   #4

Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
 
 

Hmm, might check out this tutorial.

Log On Automatically at Startup

Thing that does it to me on my single account, no password system is VMWare player. Same method would probably fix it for you as well.

VMWare Player forces log on screen account acceptance
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08 Jun 2011   #5

Windows 7 Ultimate
 
 

what is vmware? I don't have it and nothing worked?
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08 Jun 2011   #6

Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
 
 

It's just virtualization software. I wasn't saying you have that installed, just gave you the link that has a registry entry that would probably fix your logon problem.

Are you saying the reg key didn't work? Did you enter in your own username in the key where it says "your user name", then save it to the desktop as a reg file, click on it to merge it, and reboot?

VMWare Player forces log on screen account acceptance
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08 Jun 2011   #7

Windows 7 Ultimate
 
 

do i have to put in the quotes"" is
"AutoAdminLogon"="1" a value or rename it?
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08 Jun 2011   #8

Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
 
 

Leave the quotes, yes. Just put your computer username in place of where it says "your user name", save as a reg file in notepad onto your desktop, click on it to merge, click OK, reboot and that's it. Don't change anything else.
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08 Jun 2011   #9

Windows 7 Ultimate
 
 

how do i save it and put it on the desktop? never had this happen before?
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08 Jun 2011   #10

Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
 
 

Open Notepad.

Copy and paste the entry like this -

How do i get rid of the welcome screen?-capture1.jpg

Now put in your user name. I put in Sam just for example like this -

How do i get rid of the welcome screen?-capture3.jpg

Click on File, then Save as...

How do i get rid of the welcome screen?-capture4.jpg

Click on Desktop there in the pic. Where it says File name at bottom, name it whatever you want with .reg at the end. Say - logon.reg

How do i get rid of the welcome screen?-capture5.jpg

How do i get rid of the welcome screen?-capture6.jpg

Click Save.

Now you'll have the file on your desktop like this -

Name:  Capture7.JPG
Views: 772
Size:  13.0 KB

Click on that, say yes to merge. Reboot computer after.
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