95. How Do I Bypass The Windows Log On
Screen
When you install the Windows .NET framework it
can be a shock when you next boot up your machine to
find that you are presented with a log in screen
that requires a password before you can enter your
system. To bypass this screen and return to the
normal boot mode do the following.
To bypass the windows log on screen do the
following.
Method One
- Click the Start button.
- On the Start menu click Run.
- In the Run dialogue box type control
userpasswords2 and press
OK.
- The User Account properties window will now
appear.
- Remove the check mark
from the ‘users must enter a user name
and password to use this computer’
option.
- Click Apply.
- A new window will now appear.
- In this Window enter the Name
and Password you wish to be
used to automatically log on to your pc.
- Once you have entered the details click
OK to exit the new user name
and password dialogue window and then
click OK on the User
Properties box.
- Now go to Control Panel and
click on the User Accounts
icon.
- In the user Accounts properties window click the Change the way
Users Log on or off option.
- Uncheck the following two
options:
1. Use the Welcome Screen.
2. Use fast User switching.
- Finally click the Apply Options
button and then close down the
User Account window.