Enable Secure Logon in Windows Vista

Introduction

Secure Logon is when you have to press Ctrl+Alt+Del on your keyboard to unlock your computer before you can logon to Windows. This is a common feature of business computers on a domain network. Secure Logon guarantees an authentic login prompt.

This guide shows you how to enable Secure Logon on a non-domain Windows Vista computer.

Enable Secure Logon

1. Type netplwiz in the Start Menu’s Search box.
2. Click netplwiz in the search results.
3. Click the Advanced tab in the User Accounts window.
4. Check off Require users to press Ctrl+Alt+Del under Secure Logon.

   

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3 Responses to “Enable Secure Logon in Windows Vista”

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1. Scottb466 says:

   March 16, 2008 at 10:56 am

   This was to easy. Not in the same place as XP…

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2. Dylan says:

   May 7, 2009 at 9:14 pm

   OMG on my vista machine that checkbox is disabled so I can’t check/uncheck it!!!!

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   • Ron says:

     September 27, 2009 at 3:23 pm

     What version of Vista are you running?
     In my “Home Premiumn” it is enabled.

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