Automatic Administrative Logon to Recovery Console (Windows 2000/XP)
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The recovery console is a command line environment that is used to recover from system problems. This setting controls whether the administrator account will be logged on automatically or be required to enter a password when the recovery console is invoked during startup.
Open your registry and find the key below.
Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called 'SecurityLevel' using the settings below.
Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.
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|  | (Default) | REG_SZ | (value not set) | |
|  | SecurityLevel | REG_DWORD | 0x00000000 (0) | |
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| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Setup\Re... |  |
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| Settings: |
System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Setup\
RecoveryConsole]
Name: SecurityLevel
Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value: (0 = require password, 1 = no password)
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Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.
Last Modified: May 26, 2003
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