Vista - Secure CTRL+ALT+DELETE Logon

Information

To keep your computer as secure as possible, enable Secure Logon so that you are required to press Ctrl+Alt+Delete to logon. This ensures that the authentic Windows logon screen appears. When secure logon is enabled, no other program can intercept your user name and password as you enter it. (EX: Virus or Spyware) The will show you how to enable or disable the Secure (CTRL+ALT+DELETE) Logon screen before you enter a normal logon screen. It will help keep your computer more secured when enabled.

NOTE

The Secure Logon screen is disabled by default in Vista.

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1. Open the Start Menu.

2. In the white line (Start Search) area, type netplwiz and press Enter.

3. If prompted, click on Continue in the UAC prompt.

4. Click on the Advanced tab.

5. To Enable Secure Logon -

A) Check Require users to press Ctrl+Alt+Delete.

B) Click on OK.
NOTE: You will now have to press Ctrl+Alt+Delete to Logon.

6. To Disable Secure Logon -

A) Uncheck Requires users to press Ctrl+Alt+Delete.

B) Click on OK.

OPTION ONE:
By a Download

1. To Enable Secure Logon -

A) Click on the Download button below to download the
Enable_Secure_Logon.zip file below.

B) Go to step 3.

2. To Disable Secure Logon -

A) Click on the Download button below to download the
Disable_Secure_Logon.zip file below.

3. Click on Save, and save the .zip file to the desktop.

4. Open the .zip file and extract the .reg file to the desktop.

5. Right click the .reg file (On Desktop) and click on Merge.

6. Click on Run, Yes, Yes, and OK when prompted.

7. When done, you can delete the downloaded .reg and .zip files on the desktop if you like.

OPTION TWO:
Manually in the Registry

1. Open the Start Menu.

2. In the Start Menu Search box type regedit and press Enter.

3. If prompted, click on Yes in the UAC prompt.

4. In regedit, go to: (See screenshots below)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

5. In the right pane, right click on DisableCAD and click on Modify. (See screenshot above)

6. To Enable Secure Logon -

A) Type 0 (number zero). (See screeshot below step 8)

B) Go to step 8.

7. To Disable Secure Logon -

A) Type 1. (See screeshot below step 8)

8. Click on OK. (See screenshot below)

9. Close regedit.