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Expand Up @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Although the password is encrypted in the registry as an *LSA secret*, a user wi
(For more information see [Protecting the Automatic Logon Password](/windows/win32/secauthn/protecting-the-automatic-logon-password/) )

*Autologon* is easy enough to use. Just run autologon.exe, fill in the
dialog, and hit Enable. The next time the system starts, Windows will try to use the entered credentials to log on the user at the console. Note that Autologon does not verify the submitted credentials, nor does it verify that the specified user account is allowed to log on to the computer.
dialog, and hit Enable. The next time the system starts, Windows will try to use the entered credentials to log on the user at the console. Note that Autologon does verify the submitted credentials, but does not verify that the specified user account is allowed to log on to the computer.

To turn off auto-logon, hit *Disable*. Also, if
the shift key is held down before the system performs an autologon, the
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