Questions tagged [automatic-logon]
Automatic logon refers to the automated process of logging in to a computer OS or application.
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Fedora 12 - login panel: disable automatic login
I have just replaced my FC11 by the FC12. To put skype up and running I used autoten and choose to not have the automatic login enable. After running it the skype was working nicely. However the next ...
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Change user for automatic login
Windows-7 is configured to automatically login on boot. I want to change which user it logins to.
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I have 3 accounts:
Administator
administrator
no password
default for auto login
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Hotmail in Firefox not saving login details
I have upgraded from Vista to Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit.
I am using Firefox 3.6 Beta 5. I have www.hotmail.com set as my homepage.
When I start Firefox it always asks for my login details. Even ...
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How to enable autologon in Windows 7
I have tried typing the following:
control userpasswords2
however it only brings up the control panel.
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How to automatically switch user in Windows 7?
I'm looking for a way to have my PC boot into Windows 7, auto login with an administrator load some software that needs to run as admin, then do a switch user and login with a guest account with less ...
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I don't understand how GDM is starting
I'm on Karmic. I had no keyboard, so I enabled autologin and some other stuff over ssh to get x2x going. Now I can't find what I did. I'm trying to just start X and XBMC now. I don't need gnome. I ...
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Why is the program to make Windows 7 automatic log on called "netplwiz"? Is it available in the Control Panel?
So it is stated on websites such as howtogeek.com that to automatically log on to Windows 7, type netplwiz in the box after we click the Windows Start icon, or press WinKey + R and type in netplwiz.
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Is autologin on Ubuntu more/less dangerous than autologin on Windows?
I have autologin on Windows - I hit the power button and the computer boots up to the desktop without prompting for a password.
I'm setting up an Ubuntu machine to do the same thing by setting a ...
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Is it possible to automatically log in in Windows XP?
Would it be possible to set up Windows XP to automatically log in a user after a reboot?
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MS Windows (XP) Analogue to Linux' ~/.profile and/or ~/.bashrc? (NOT in a Network Domain)!
Once upon a lifetime ago (in a much different phase of my career) I was pretty good at handling MS-DOS and MS Windows (3.x ... pre-NT, pre-XP, etc) technical support.
For the last 14 years I've ...
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How to I set a user to automatically log in?
I'm setting up a computer running Ubuntu for my mom, so that she will be able to read e-mail, surf the Internet and use Skype. She is the only person accessing the computer.
Is it possible to set it ...
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Auto login for gtalk
How to achieve auto login and log off on Google accounts on time based . I am using the chat client is EMPATHY
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