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User Management

User Properties

Home Editions

Open Run and type netplwiz

Professional Editions

Open Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Computer Management

Auto logon

Set the following keys in [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]

"AutoAdminLogon"="1"
"DefaultUserName"="myname"
"DefaultPassword"="mypwd"
"DefaultDomainName"="mydomain"

The domain name entry is not needed for a private LAN with workgroup, but if you set it, set it to the name of your machine (computer) all in caps letters.

See Log On Automatically at Startup

Reserved user folders

  1. Login as the user you want to modify folder permissions
  2. Select the folder, then make sure sharing is disabled (right-click for permissions)
  3. In the General tab, select Hidden for this folder only

Rename user folder

  1. Enter elevated command prompt, then:
    net user Administrator /active:yes
  2. Sign off and login to the system Administrator account
  3. For Windows 10 Professional only: Open Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Computer Management > Local Users and Groups, then modify the user name and full name.
  4. Rename folder C:\Users\user to the user name you chose before.
  5. Go to [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList]. Find the key for your user account, and change ProfileImagePath.
  6. Search the entire registry for “C:\Users\user” and rename every occurrence.
  7. Sign off and login to your user account. Disable the system Administrator account:
    net user Administrator /active:no