Force Windows to Login Automatically After Logging Out with ForceAutoLogon

It’s possible to auto login to Windows XP, however, after logging on to the system automatically, a user can manually log off and logout from the system. In some systems, such as computer that functions as public kiosk, there should be only one user account on the system that remains logged on all the time.

To enforce the policy so that Windows automatically logs back in again after any logoff, a user must first enable the automatic logon feature.

1. Click Start

2. Click Run and type

3. Navigate to the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
Change the value for ForceAutoLogon registry sub-key to 1. If ForceAutoLogon does not exist, create a new String Value (type REG_SZ) registry key with the value name as ForceAutoLogon, and then set its value data to 1.

After setting the registry value, the system will automatically login again with the default user name and password account set in the registry entries. The ForceAutoLogon setting, when configured to True (1), effectively locks out all users aside from the one set as default user and password. However, it’s possible to bypass automatic login.