In this article, we shall discuss how to configure Autologin for VM in VMware Workstation. The autologin feature is a convenient option you can set up for a VM in VMware Workstation. Once configured, this feature allows you to log into the VM automatically each time you boot it up. Please see How to install…
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Sometimes, you want your computer to automatically log in and launch specific applications as soon as it boots up maybe for a kiosk setup, a home server, or just to streamline your personal workflow. Windows allows you to configure automatic logon and start applications at login without requiring you to manually enter credentials or click…
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For best practice purposes, users are required to authenticate before logging on to a Linux device. This helps in ensuring that sensitive and personal information on the device is safe. But, if you are sure that the Linux system is placed in a secure environment and can be adequately monitored, then you can enable automatic…
Automatic login is a convenient feature available for Mac users and it helps saves time and eradicate the option to enter your password while logging in. In this article, we will learn “Enable or disable automatic login on mac: Fix username greyed out for automatic login”. It allows the user to simply open the laptop…
Remote Desktop is one of the rich features of Windows 10 which enables users to remotely connect to computer devices. With the help of an internet connection, users can share their desktop screen with any other computer device located remotely. Here are some guides that I have written on RDP, how to allow saved credentials…
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This article discusses how credentials are formed in Windows and how they are being consumed by the Operating System. Before proceeding, let us discuss some key terms. If a user or service wants to access a computing resource, they must provide information that proves their identity. This identity is typically in the form of their…
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In this article, you will learn about the different Windows Logon Types. Logon Types are logged in the Logon Type field of logon events for every successful and failed login). These events appear in the Windows event log and help in analyzing the various logon types. The following logon types are supported in the Windows…
Autologon enables you to easily configure Windows’ built-in autologon mechanism. This prevents the user from waiting to enter their name and password. In this article, we shall discuss how to fix “Auto Logon Error “The username and password specified is not valid”. Kindly refer to these interesting guides: How to download and use Windows SysInternals tools…
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AutoLogon provides the means to configure Windows built-in auto logon. Here, the user does not need to enter his username and password. The systems (windows) automatically make use of the credentials entered in the AutoLogin. This is worth noting that this is encrypted in the Registry. In this guide, we shall discuss how to Enable…
The autologon feature is provided as a convenience. However, this feature may be a security risk. In this article, I will show you how to enable Automatic Logon via Windows Registry. Please see The different Windows Logon Types, how to fix “The sign-in method you are trying to use is not allowed: For more information,…
In this article, we shall discuss “how to prevent MacBook from automatically Logging out”. MacBook is a brand of Macintosh laptop computers designed and marketed by Apple Inc. It replaced the PowerBook and iBook brands during the Mac transition to Intel processors announced in 2005. Automatic logout provides you or an administrator the ability to log out after a specified…
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