2 Accounts:How to always boot the PC to my account, as the default account ?


Flourgrader

Flourgrader

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Hello All,
I am running windows 11 23H2.
It is my PC.
I share my PC with a family Member.
There are 2 accounts on the PC
both are Admin accounts.
I don't use a password to log into my account.
If I am using the PC and restart it.
it will boot up all the way to my desktop.
and Auto start any programs.
If the other family member uses the PC last and shuts it down
when I come to boot up the PC I am offered a choice
of which account I want to log into.
As I don't have a password
to my account I can just click on my account Picture
and the PC will login in to my account.
I would like the PC to always logged into my Account when switched on!
Can I use GPedit.msc or a Registry editor Edit
to make the PC always boot into my account regardless
of who used the PC last?

The Reason I would like to do this is:
So on a morning I can switch the PC on and go and make a coffee and
make some toast and by the time I get back
my PC has booted up and run all the Auto start program, and is ready for me to use
for that day.
TY for your thoughts!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10_&_11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Home_Made
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-8700K
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG MAXIMUS X HERO
    Memory
    32 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia Geforce
    Screen Resolution
    4K
    Hard Drives
    8 H/D

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home 24H2 RP
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Self-build
    CPU
    Intel I3-10100
    Motherboard
    MSI H410M-PRO
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GT 1030
    Sound Card
    Motherboard default
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Philips 27 inch
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung EVO 970 NVMe SSD 256 Gb
    Samsung QVO 870 SATA SSD 2 Tb
    PSU
    ATX 450W
    Keyboard
    Logitech
    Mouse
    Logitech Wireless
    Internet Speed
    930 Mb down / 120 Mb up
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    Microsoft Office 2021 Plus
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Home
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Self-build
    CPU
    Intel i3-8100
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z370 D3
    Memory
    16 Gb
    Graphics card(s)
    Nvidia GT 720
    Sound Card
    Motherboard default
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Philips 27-inch
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 960 NVMe SSD 256 Gb
    Seagate 2 Tb HDD
    PSU
    ATX 450W
    Mouse
    Logitech Wireless
    Keyboard
    Microsoft
    Internet Speed
    930 Mb down / 120 Mb up
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 2xH2 (latest update ... forever anal)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Slim S01
    CPU
    Intel i5-12400
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GT730
    Sound Card
    OOBE
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer 32"
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    512GB KIOXIA NVMe
    1TB SATA SSD
    PSU
    OOBE
    Case
    OOBE
    Cooling
    OOBE
    Keyboard
    BT
    Mouse
    BT
    Browser
    Brave FFox Chrome Opera
    Antivirus
    KIS
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro 2xH2 (latest update ... 4ever anal)
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavillion 15
    CPU
    i7-1165G7 @ 2.80GHz
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel Iris Xe Graphics
    Hard Drives
    Samsung NVMe 512GB
    + numerous/multiple SSD Type C USB enclosures
    Internet Speed
    NBN FTTN 50
    Browser
    Brave
    Antivirus
    KIS
Flourgrader said:
Hello All,
I am running windows 11 23H2.
It is my PC.
I share my PC with a family Member.
There are 2 accounts on the PC
both are Admin accounts.
I don't use a password to log into my account.
If I am using the PC and restart it.
it will boot up all the way to my desktop.
and Auto start any programs.
If the other family member uses the PC last and shuts it down
when I come to boot up the PC I am offered a choice
of which account I want to log into.
As I don't have a password
to my account I can just click on my account Picture
and the PC will login in to my account.
I would like the PC to always logged into my Account when switched on!
Can I use GPedit.msc or a Registry editor Edit
to make the PC always boot into my account regardless
of who used the PC last?

The Reason I would like to do this is:
So on a morning I can switch the PC on and go and make a coffee and
make some toast and by the time I get back
my PC has booted up and run all the Auto start program, and is ready for me to use
for that day.
TY for your thoughts!
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IMO, this is a really bad plan.

How will the other person login if it always autologs in yourself?

Whilst you may fully trust the other person, they will always get direct access to your account and could inadvertently screw things up for you.

As an aside, having two admin users is not the best plan either as one could make changes that affects the other users.

It would be better to have one admin account and two standard users, only using the admin account when necessary.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro + Win11 Canary VM.
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS Zenbook 14
    CPU
    I9 13th gen i9-13900H 2.60 GHZ
    Motherboard
    Yep, Laptop has one.
    Memory
    16 GB soldered
    Graphics Card(s)
    Integrated Intel Iris XE
    Sound Card
    Realtek built in
    Monitor(s) Displays
    laptop OLED screen
    Screen Resolution
    2880x1800 touchscreen
    Hard Drives
    1 TB NVME SSD (only weakness is only one slot)
    PSU
    Internal + 65W thunderbolt USB4 charger
    Case
    Yep, got one
    Cooling
    Stella Artois (UK pint cans - 568 ml) - extra cost.
    Keyboard
    Built in UK keybd
    Mouse
    Bluetooth , wireless dongled, wired
    Internet Speed
    900 mbs (ethernet), wifi 6 typical 350-450 mb/s both up and down
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    TPM 2.0, 2xUSB4 thunderbolt, 1xUsb3 (usb a), 1xUsb-c, hdmi out, 3.5 mm audio out/in combo, ASUS backlit trackpad (inc. switchable number pad)

    Macrium Reflect Home V8
    Office 365 Family (6 users each 1TB onedrive space)
    Hyper-V (a vm runs almost as fast as my older laptop)
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You can sign out of My account without restarting the PC.
This drops you into a screen option for (Both accounts)
which account you want to sign into.
Just click on your account.
It does not Block the other account holder from logging into their own account!

Windows 11 must record somewhere probably in the
registry which account shut the PC down.
So when the PC is re-booted it will go back into the same account
that it was shut down from.
It must be easy to do this if you only know how???
I don't want to get off Topic and go off at a tangent But:
I expected criticism on my post B4 I wrote it. LOL.-)
The PC is imaged with Macrium Reflect every evening.
The other Family member needs Admin rights to conduct there work.
TY @RFS for suggestion "Autologon v3.10"
TY@cereberus
TY@idgat
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10_&_11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Home_Made
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-8700K
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG MAXIMUS X HERO
    Memory
    32 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia Geforce
    Screen Resolution
    4K
    Hard Drives
    8 H/D
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