Windows 7/10 auto login and locking tricks

Setup auto-login

• Open Start menu/Search
• Search for and open regedit
• Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Window NT/CurrentVersion/Winlogon
• Create or edit DefaultUserName (string) and set it to your username to run plex under
• Create or edit DefaultPassword (string) and set it to the password for the default user
• Create or edit AutoAdminLogon (string) and set it to 1
• Reboot to test if the auto login is working

Auto locking after login

• Open notepad as administrator
• Copy: rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation
• Save as /Program Files/lock.bat (change file type to all files)
• Open group policy editor by searching for gpedit
• Navigate to Uesr Configuration/Windows Settings/Scripts (Log on/Log off)
• Double click Logon then click add
• Brows for the script located at /Program Files/lock.bat and click ok
• Reboot to test that the computer locks after logon