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I meant to use an "option" not mentioned in the tutorial, since tutorial apparently doesn't cover my situation - my laptop has a string AutoLogonChecked instead of AutoAdminLogon.
I meant to use an "option" not mentioned in the tutorial, since tutorial apparently doesn't cover my situation - my laptop has a string AutoLogonChecked instead of AutoAdminLogon.
Have just found this old article about mysterious AutoLogonChecked: Logging On - AutoLogonChecked Registry Key Solved - Windows 7 Help Forums. He just added AutoLogonAdmin and set value to 1, without modifying AutoLogonChecked.
The AutoLogonAdmin string value is not in the registry by default until the Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer box is unchecked or checked for the first time in netplwiz.
1 = unchecked
0 = checked
Sign in User Account Automatically at Windows 10 Startup
So...
Added AutoAdminLogon - set value to 1. Login screen is still there.
AutoLogonChecked - set value to 1. Login screen is still there.
Then I noticed a string in Winlogon -> DisableLockWorkstation - value =0. Hmm... interesting... I retrieved and saved all the product keys of this machine, just of superstition, and changed value to 1. Bingo!
Interesting. Setting the DisableLockWorkstation value to 1 would disable the lock computer feature.
Enable or Disable Lock Computer in Windows
Yes. With this string value =0 it was getting locked every time I powered it down (again, except for when I click on Shut Down link in Start menu. Somehow this link operates independently from DisableLockWorstation).
Obvious solution for a developer, not so much for a user. Have been searching for days, couldn't find it anywhere on the wide wobbly web. Everybody is repeating what the next guy said - Netplwiz, AutoAdminLogin and "set your account to Local" :)