Logon with Username and Password

INFO: This will change the logon procedure in Vista to require all users to type in their username and password instead of selecting their user icon and typing in just their password to logon their user account. This is like the old classic Windows logon screen.

NOTE: You must do this from within an Administrator account or provide the Administrator password when prompted by UAC.

RELATED LINKS:
1. How to Logon Automatically at Startup in Vista

2. How to Enable or Disable Ctrl+Alt+Delete Secure Logon in Vista

3. How to Display Information About Previous Logons During User Logon in Vista

4. How to Change the Logon Screen in Vista

5. How to Hide a User Account in Vista

6. How to Change or Stop Password Expiration in Vista

7. How to Disable or Enable Password Protection on Wakeup in Vista

8. How to Display a Logon Message Title and Text in Vista

9. How to Change the Computer Name in Vista

10. How to Change the Number of Logon Entries Allowed to be Saved in the Logon Cache in Vista

11. How to Reset a User Account Password in Vista

12. How to Create a Password for a User Account in Vista

13. How to Turn Password Protected Sharing On or Off in Vista


EXAMPLE: Username and Password Logon Screen
NOTE: For the username, you can type your Username, or to logon to a domain, type Domain Name (Computer Name)/Username instead. (EX: My Computer/Moderator) If you have no password, just leave it empty. You can press TAB or SHIFT+TAB to move between Username and Password if you entered something incorrectly.

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METHOD ONE:
Through a Download:
1. To Enable Username and Password Logon -
Enable_Username&Password_Logon.reg < Click To Download

2. To Restore the Default Logon - Restore_Default_Logon.reg < Click To Download
3. Click on Save, and save the .reg file to the Desktop.
4. Right click the .reg (On Desktop) file and click Merge.
5. Click on the Run button for Security Warning pop-up.
6. Click on Continue (UAC), Yes, and then OK when prompted.
7. When done, you can delete the .reg file (On Desktop).
NOTE: The next time you go to a logon screen, you will be required to enter your username and password to logon
to Vista in your user account.


METHOD TWO:
The Manual Way:
1. Open the Start Menu.
2. In the white line (Start Search) area, type regedit and press Enter.
3. Click Continue for UAC prompt.
4. In regedit, go to: (See screenshot below)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
5. In the right pane, right click on dontdisplaylastusername and click Modify.

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6. To Enable Username and Password Logon -Type 1 and click OK. (See screenshot below)

7. To Restore the Default Logon - Type 0 (number zero) and click OK.

Modify.jpg

8. Close regedit.
NOTE: The next time you go to a logon screen, you will be required to enter your username and password to logon to Vista for your user account.


That's it,
Shawn