From fc43d5d62079cef31d9133c16bf705bd9cbe4f7e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mikaela Suomalainen Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2012 12:01:09 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Windows: add autologin without regedit. closes #16 --- articles/guides/Windows.html | 5 +++++ articles/guides/Windows.html.md | 12 ++++++++++++ sitemap/sitemap.html | 1 + sitemap/sitemap.html.md | 2 ++ 4 files changed, 20 insertions(+) diff --git a/articles/guides/Windows.html b/articles/guides/Windows.html index a41d9b0..6ec6f4b 100644 --- a/articles/guides/Windows.html +++ b/articles/guides/Windows.html @@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ netsh wlan start hostednetwork

To see devices which are currently connected to the network, run

netsh wlan show hostednetwork

The hosted network gets disabled on reboot, but you can enable it again by running "netsh wlan start hostednetwork" (as administrator). You don't need to do anything else, it remembers the shared network connection.

+

Automatic login without regedit

+

Of course, it's possible to set autologin with regedit too, but in my opinion this way is much faster.

+

Press Windows + R and then run

+
control userpassswords2
+

Then select user which is not Administrator from the list and check the "Users don't need passwords to login" above.

diff --git a/articles/guides/Windows.html.md b/articles/guides/Windows.html.md index 8b3b270..8baceef 100644 --- a/articles/guides/Windows.html.md +++ b/articles/guides/Windows.html.md @@ -98,6 +98,18 @@ netsh wlan show hostednetwork The hosted network gets disabled on reboot, but you can enable it again by running "netsh wlan start hostednetwork" (as administrator). You don't need to do anything else, it remembers the shared network connection. +## Automatic login without regedit + +Of course, it's possible to set autologin with regedit too, but in my opinion this way is much faster. + +Press Windows + R and then run + +``` +control userpassswords2 +``` + +Then select user which is not Administrator from the list and check the "Users don't need passwords to login" above. +
diff --git a/sitemap/sitemap.html b/sitemap/sitemap.html index b725046..31cc2d0 100644 --- a/sitemap/sitemap.html +++ b/sitemap/sitemap.html @@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ Sitemap

WARNING: These guides are very unclear and I should use time to make them understandable etc.

GNOME to MATE

Thunderbird / Icedove

+

Windows — Activating Administrator, removing password without knowing it, netsh tethering, autologin without regedit

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WARNING: These guides are even more unclear than those one folder down!

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diff --git a/sitemap/sitemap.html.md b/sitemap/sitemap.html.md index 28c60d2..e4d6b00 100644 --- a/sitemap/sitemap.html.md +++ b/sitemap/sitemap.html.md @@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ Complaining about some things. [Thunderbird / Icedove] +[Windows](../articles/guides/Windows.html) — Activating Administrator, removing password without knowing it, netsh tethering, autologin without regedit + [GNOME to MATE]:../articles/guides/GnomeToMATE.html [Thunderbird / Icedove]:../articles/guides/Thunderbird-Icedove.html