How to Add or Remove "Ease of Access Center" from Windows 7 Log On Screen
Information
On the log in screen at the bottom left there is a button called the Ease of Access button, if you do not want this button just follow this tutorial.
Warning
If you do not follow this tutorial exactly you will most likely have to do a system restore!!!
OPTION ONE
Remove Ease of Access button
1. Take ownership of the file c:/windows/system32/authui.dll
2. Open the file c:/windows/system32/authui.dll in Resource Hacker.
3. In Resource Hacker go to the location: UIFILE/12400/1033:
4. Copy all of the code from UIFILE/12400/1033 into a blank text file:
5. Find the following line in your code:
<if id = "atom(Accessibility)">
6. Delete it and everything after it until:
NOTE: Make sure not to leave a blank line where you deleted the code.
<if id = "atom(ToggleTabletKeyboard)">
7. Copy the code from the text document back to Resource Hacker and make sure there is a blank line of code at the very bottom of the code. Then select Compile Script.
8. Repeat steps 5-8 above for location UIFILE/12401/1033 and UIFILE/12402/1033.
Warning
DO NOT JUST COPY AND PASTE THE SAME CODE INTO ALL THREE!!
9. Save the file as authui - new.dll onto your desktop.
10. Copy the file authui - new.dll to c:/windows/system32
11. Start the program Task Manager, and Notepad
12. Using Task Manager end the process explorer.exe:
13. Using notepad go to file/open:
14. Browse to c:/windows/system32/ make sure to have All Files selected:
15. Rename the file authui.dll to authui - backup.dll
16. Rename the file authui - new.dll to authui.dll
17. Push the keys: Ctrl+Alt+Del
18. Select Log off
19. Select Log on
20. Done
OPTION TWO
Restore Ease of Access button
1. Start the program Task Manager, and Notepad
2. Using Task Manager end the process explorer.exe:
3. Using notepad go to file/open:
4. Browse to c:/windows/system32/ make sure to have All Files selected:
5. Rename the file authui.dll to authui - new.dll
6. Rename the file authui - backup.dll to authui.dll
7. Push the keys: Ctrl+Alt+Del
8. Select Log off
9. Select Log on
10. Done
OPTION THREE
Manual System Restore
1. Turn on or restart the computer.
2. Press and tap the F8 key about every second until you see the screenshot below.
Note
If the Windows startup logo appears, you will need to repeat steps 1 and 2 again.
3. Select the option: Repair Your Computer then press Enter.
4. Select your keyboard language preferences and click on Next:
5. Select your user name and type in the password, and then click on OK.
6. Select Command Prompt:
7. Type the first of the following commands in command prompt, followed by pushing the Enter key. Then repeat for the next command.
c:
cd windows
cd system32
del authui.dll
ren "authui - backup.dll" authui.dll
8. Close command prompt, then click on the Restart button.
9. Windows should now be reverted back.
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