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====== Configure Auto-Login ====== | ====== Configure Auto-Login ====== | ||
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+ | In case of Windows 10 computer on an Active Directory domain, you need to edit the Registry to setup auto login. A domain administrator can manually add these registry keys or if you need to repeat this procedure on a lot of computers you can also create a Group Policy Object to automatically add the registry keys. | ||
+ | To add the registry keys for auto login. Type regedit in the search box and select the registry editor. | ||
+ | Navigate to '' | ||
+ | Add/Modify the following key if they doesn' | ||
+ | ^Name ^Type ^Data ^ | ||
+ | |AutoAdminLogon | ||
+ | |DefaultDomainName | ||
+ | |DefaultUserName | ||
+ | |DefaultPassword | ||
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+ | Restart the computer for the changes to take effect. | ||
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+ | ====== Change the Shell ====== | ||
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Value: SYS: | Value: SYS: | ||
- | **Key2** provides a default shell if the user shell application cannot be found. When you select a shell component for a Microsoft Windows | + | **Key2** provides a default shell if the user shell application cannot be found. When you select a shell component for a Microsoft Windows Embedded configuration, |
Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Shell | Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Shell | ||
Type: REG_SZ | Type: REG_SZ | ||
Value: Explorer.exe (or this can be a different default application) | Value: Explorer.exe (or this can be a different default application) | ||
- | Key3 sets up a shell for the current user or logged-on user. Thus, the only way to change a particular user's shell is to log on to the user account and create this registry entry. | + | **Key3** sets up a shell for the current user or logged-on user. Thus, the only way to change a particular user's shell is to log on to the user account and create this registry entry. |
Key: HKEY_Current_User\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Shell | Key: HKEY_Current_User\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Shell | ||
Type: REG_SZ | Type: REG_SZ | ||
Value: c: | Value: c: | ||
- | How It Works | ||
- | When the user logs on, Windows uses Key1 to determine which key holds the shell information. Normally, Windows uses Key2 next. However, if the value of Key1 is changed to USR: | ||
- | Changing the registry key values in a system with a registry already set up is fairly straightforward. The challenge is how to do this in Windows | + | ===== How It Works ===== |
- | HKLM keys can be set up in Target Designer because they are computer specific. Setting up the HKCU keys, however, is impossible in Target Designer because the accounts will not be created until after FBA runs. The user account and administrator account components create only the accounts, user names, and passwords. These components cannot be used to set up a specific shell. The only solution is to set up the specific shells after the Windows | + | |
+ | When the user logs on, Windows uses **Key1** to determine which key holds the shell information. Normally, Windows uses **Key2** next. However, if the value of **Key1** is changed to '' | ||
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+ | Changing the registry key values in a system with a registry already set up is fairly straightforward. The challenge is how to do this in Windows Embedded, where the registry is set up during the First Boot Agent (FBA) process. | ||
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+ | HKLM keys can be set up in Target Designer because they are computer specific. Setting up the HKCU keys, however, is impossible in Target Designer because the accounts will not be created until after FBA runs. The user account and administrator account components create only the accounts, user names, and passwords. These components cannot be used to set up a specific shell. The only solution is to set up the specific shells after the Windows Embedded image has completed the FBA process. | ||