Pushing automatic logins to multiple machines

This is an informative post. We have a need to automatically login as a certain user to perform tests on every machine. I created a method. Next for me to figure out is how to mass run a program once the users are logged in.

#1 Create Reg file

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
"DefaultUserName"="your-username-here"
"DefaultDomainName"="your-domain-here"
"DefaultPassword"="your-password-here"
"AutoAdminLogon"="1"

#2 Create regedit Batch file

regedit /s your-reg-file-from-step-one.reg

#3 Add batch file to login scripts of GPO

#4 Create Reboot Batch file

shutdown -r -m \\your-machine-name1
shutdown -r -m \\your-machine-name2

#5 Reboot workstations using batch file

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sprkymrk

Aren't you concerned about placing a password in plain text in the batch file/logon script?

Mishra

sprkymrk wrote:

Aren't you concerned about placing a password in plain text in the batch file/logon script?

It is temporary for testing purposes. To make sure accounts can login and run the appropriate applications.

It was pretty funny because I asked my co-worker "are you ready to break security policy for a few minutes?" lol