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Again a funny question by you.<br />
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Why would you need other programs? Autologon is by microsoft, it works anywhere, it can be scripted, it is free... why look for other software?
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Again a funny question by you.

Why would you need other programs? Autologon is by microsoft, it works anywhere, it can be scripted, it is free... why look for other software?

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The tool only creates Registry values so another tool will not do it any better that Sysinternals Autologon, especially because of Autologon stores the password as NT Secrets
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The tool only creates Registry values so another tool will not do it any better that Sysinternals Autologon, especially because of Autologon stores the password as NT Secrets

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McKnife,<br />
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Lately, the Autologon program hasn't been automatically logging onto the Hyper-V virtual Server 2016 and Windows 10 computers (with the domain administrator (administrator) account like it used to. The Autologn program works fine for the physical servers and computers where it is being used but has stopped working on the Hyper-V virtual Server 2016 servers and Windows 10 operating systems.<br />
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I have uninstalled the Autologn program, rebooted, and then reinstalled it and retyped in the Administrator username and password but this hasn't fixed the problem.<br />
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What can I do to fix this issue so that I can continue to use the Autologon program to automatically logon to these virtual Server 2016 and Windows 10 computers? I need to be able to automatically login to these computers since they are older and take longer to do things and so that my testing can be done properly.<br />
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I would prefer to continue to use the Autologon program but need a solution to quickly fix this issue.
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McKnife,

Lately, the Autologon program hasn't been automatically logging onto the Hyper-V virtual Server 2016 and Windows 10 computers (with the domain administrator (administrator) account like it used to. The Autologn program works fine for the physical servers and computers where it is being used but has stopped working on the Hyper-V virtual Server 2016 servers and Windows 10 operating systems.

I have uninstalled the Autologn program, rebooted, and then reinstalled it and retyped in the Administrator username and password but this hasn't fixed the problem.

What can I do to fix this issue so that I can continue to use the Autologon program to automatically logon to these virtual Server 2016 and Windows 10 computers? I need to be able to automatically login to these computers since they are older and take longer to do things and so that my testing can be done properly.

I would prefer to continue to use the Autologon program but need a solution to quickly fix this issue.

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It is no program that you install. Nor does it any active work that could mean it is actually failing. Windows does the auto-logon, not autologon.exe. Autologon.exe just sets registry keys. Understandable? If it fails, no other program will help, sorry.
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It is no program that you install. Nor does it any active work that could mean it is actually failing. Windows does the auto-logon, not autologon.exe. Autologon.exe just sets registry keys. Understandable? If it fails, no other program will help, sorry.

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Thanks and good luck with logins
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IT Guy, that is an illogical decision. Good luck with your questions in the future.
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IT Guy, that is an illogical decision. Good luck with your questions in the future.

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What are some programs besides Sysinternals Autologon that will automatically log in an Active Directory user account to either a Server 2016 or Windows 10 domain-joined computer?
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What are some programs besides Sysinternals Autologon that will automatically log in an Active Directory user account to either a Server 2016 or Windows 10 domain-joined computer?

Programs that will auto logon an AD user account

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