Windows Autologin Cookbook

Enables/disables automatic logon using Windows
AutoAdminLogon.

Automatic logon uses the domain, username, and password stored in the registry to log users on to the computer
when the system starts. The Log On to Windows dialog box is not displayed.

WARNING: Automatic logon allows other users to start your computer and to log on using your account.
Also note that password is stored unencrypted under windows registry
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon when enabled.

Requirements

• Chef 11.6+ (includes a built-in registry_key resource)

Platforms

• Windows

Usage

Requires Administrator privileges.

Enable automatic login for user

node.set['windows_autologin']['username'] = 'username'
node.set['windows_autologin']['password'] = 'password'
node.set['windows_autologin']['domain'] = 'domain'

include_recipe[windows_autologin]

Disable automatic login

node.set['windows_autologin']['enable'] = false

include_recipe[windows_autologin]

Getting Help

• Ask specific questions on Stack Overflow.
• Report bugs and discuss potential features in Github issues.

Contributing

Please refer to CONTRIBUTING.

License

MIT - see the accompanying LICENSE file
for details.