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How Dodo I Change User Logon password requirementschange automatic logon via Script or Command Line?

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How Do I Change User Logon password requirements via Script or Command Line

After deploying a Windows 7 image to Stand alone machines we run into the following problem.

If we set autologon to off then we have to log in manually and activate Windows and Office - the Keys are installed but the products are not activated. (These laptops are set as loan laptops so may not be used for months after they are imaged - grace period expired)

If we do set Autologon to on and run a script to activate the products on first logon - when they are network connected, then the machine will always log on to the account we have specified in the autologon.

I was wondering, is there a way to turn off autologon via a script?
It can be done manually by following the instructions in this post or via a registry key(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\AutoAdminLogon)

I'm not sure how to manage this from the command line or a script if anyone could point me in the right direction it would be much appreicated.