[SOLVED] Boot Icon

jackbn · jackbn's Computer Specs

After installing VMWare, my Windows 7 64-bit system always boots to an icon in the center of the screen, which I must click to complete the boot.

I am the only user, and have no password.

How do remove this nuisance step during boot?

Elmer BeFuddled · Elmer BeFuddled's Computer Specs

Hi jackbn and Welcome to The Forum.

Can't say why this may have happened, but something to check. In the Start Menu Search or a Run... window, type netplwiz which will open the userpasswords2 window.

Highlight your user name.

If ticked, un-tick the "Users must enter a password to use this computer. Click apply, you'll be prompted to add a password and verify said password. This is entirely optional, you can just OK your way out.

HTH Elmer.

jackbn · jackbn's Computer Specs

Thanks. That worked.

Not exactly an obvious solution ! !

I had perused Control Panel without finding how to fix it.

Elmer BeFuddled · Elmer BeFuddled's Computer Specs

Glad to have helped, and agree, not obvious!!

If you want to add Advanced User Accounts to the Control Panel (easiest found in icon view), the following saved as a .reg file, when merged to registry will do that:

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{98641F47-8C25-4936-BEE4-C2CE1298969D}]
@="Advanced User Accounts"
"InfoTip"="Starts the \"Control Userpasswords2\" Admin Screen"
"System.ControlPanel.Category"="9"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{98641F47-8C25-4936-BEE4-C2CE1298969D}\DefaultIcon]
@="%SystemRoot%\\System32\\netplwiz.exe"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{98641F47-8C25-4936-BEE4-C2CE1298969D}\Shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{98641F47-8C25-4936-BEE4-C2CE1298969D}\Shell\Open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{98641F47-8C25-4936-BEE4-C2CE1298969D}\Shell\Open\command]
@="Control Userpasswords2"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ControlPanel\NameSpace\{98641F47-8C25-4936-BEE4-C2CE1298969D}]
@="Add Advanced User Accounts to Control Panel"

To remove, run this as a .reg file:

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{98641F47-8C25-4936-BEE4-C2CE1298969D}]

[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ControlPanel\NameSpace\{98641F47-8C25-4936-BEE4-C2CE1298969D}]

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