"Roy Smith" <rasmith1959@live.com> wrote in message
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> On 1/9/2010 3:44 AM, Oldster wrote:
>> Recently I've noticed that when the system starts up that the "User
>> Accounts" screen is displayed. This has only started recently and is a
>> bit annoying since there is nothing there that I wish to access. Anybody
>> know why this screen is displayed on start up? Or how to stop it? I
>> can't seem to find anywhere that would do this.
>
> To skip the user accounts screen and go directly to the desktop on a
> single user pc do this:
>
> Click on the Start Menu and in Search for programs and files in the
> lower left type "Run" (without the quotes) and press enter. In the run
> window type "control userpasswords2" (again without the quotes) and
> press enter. In the User Accounts window that opens clear the check
> mark on the line that reads "Users must enter a user name and password
> to use this computer" and click ok. You will then be asked to provide
> the user name and password of the account you want Windows to
> automatically logon with from then on.
>
>
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>
> Roy Smith
> Windows 7
>
> Timestamp: Saturday, January 09, 2010 8:02:53 AM
Yes, but it doesn't actually ask me to login! I had at some time in
the past set up my login in that manner. I can always do it again, but why
display the screen when nothing is actually required?