Category Archives: Windows

Anything to do with configuring Windows.

SCCM Client 32bit Client Stopping Registry Keys In SYSWOW64 Context Only Using SYSNATIVE

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I use SCCM, Operating System Deployment (OSD) and Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2010 update 1 to deploy Windows 7 SP1 (x64) and application installs during the build process.  The problem was a .vbs script which populates some auto-logon keys called via SCCM OSD during the application installation process was being hit with registry redirection, forcing any registry entries to go into
HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon
rather than HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon. Continue reading →

Windows 7, Windows XP Enable A Domain Or Local Auto Log On Via Registry Keys

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Within Windows it is sometimes necessary for a device to automatically log on, without prompting a user for a user id or password.  This could be for the purpose of running a device as a kiosk, where a the device starts auto logs on and then the kiosk application loads full screen without any user interaction.  There are obvious security issues with this, and to keep this article simple and concise lets ignore these for the time being. This article shows how it is possible with adding the appropriate registry keys. Continue reading →