4. Double-click the new AutoLogonCount value, and type the number of system
boots for which you??™d like the automatic login to remain active.
Every successive time Windows starts, it will decrease this value by one.
When the value is zero, the username and password entered at the beginning
of this topic are forgotten, and the AutoLogonCount value is removed.
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Force passwords to expire
Treat your password like your toothbrush.
Don??™t let anybody else use it, and get a new
one every six months.
??”Clifford Stoll
If you have the Business or Ultimate edition of Vista, you can have Windows
force you to routinely change your password.
Open the Local Users and Groups manager (in the Start menu Search box,
type lusrmgr.msc), and then open the Users folder. Double-click your username,
turn off the Password never expires option, and click OK. (Do the
same for any other accounts here, if needed.) When you??™re done, close the
Local Users and Groups manager.
Next, open the Local Security Policy editor (in the Start menu, type secpol.
msc) and expand the branches to Account Policies\Password Policy. On the
right, double-click Maximum password age and enter the amount of time
before Windows expires your password. (To take Cliff Stoll??™s advice, enter
182 days.) Close the Local Security Policy editor; the change takes effect the
next time you log in.
Reset a Forgotten Administrator Password
Forgot your password? No problem.
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