Displaying immediately the Login Screen

Hi
With Windows 8.1 Update 1 Enterprise 64 bit, how do I make sure that, when I start the computer, the Login Screen is displayed immediately?
Thanks
Bye
Balubeto

Balubeto,
In order to disable the lock screen you’ll need to make the change in the Local Group Policy Editor which is only available in Windows 8.1 Pro.
Start by right-clicking on the Start button, select Run, then type in
gpedit.msc and press Enter.
Next, go to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Control Panel > Personalization.
In the left window pane, select All Settings and double-click on Do not display the lock screen.
Change the setting from Not Configured to Enabled and then click OK to save the new setting.
Mike
Windows Outreach Team – IT Pro
This procedure avoids only that the lock screen is displayed when the computer is started. Right? If so, how can I do it also with the other editions of Windows 8.1 Update 1?
Thanks
Bye
Balubeto
you can set the registry key/value:
http://gpsearch.azurewebsites.net/#7401
Don
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You are already logged in. are you certain you're entering the correct password?
Do you have another computer on the same network that you could try and login to your Mac via "ssh" from this other computer. If you do, login from the other computer in a terminal type window and "ssh username@IP_Address_of_Mac" and see if that helps (substitute username and ip address of the mac for the user and IP address of the mac). You can then do a "sudo restart" and try the safe boot and reboot. This assumes you had "Remote Logins" enabled in the Sharing System Preferences though so it may not work depending on how that is set now.
So you don't see any dots appear in the password field as you type - do you? Are you sure the Caps-Lock key is not active (your password is case sensitive so if the CapsLock is on accidentally then you will never be able to login this way until you turn it off). If the CapsLock LED is not working you have no way of knowing if it's on or off, so if one attempt at loggging in does not work (and you see dots appear in the password field as you type) then press the CapsLock key once and try again.
If you don't see any "dots" appear in the password box
Good luck...
ps - in any event you can always press and hold down the power button for about 5 seconds to force a shutdown but this can cause problems and not recommended except as a last resort.

How do I get past the login screen?

Hey all,
I just bought a nice new MacBook Pro 15" 2.66 GHz and am happy with it so far.
The problem is I had to buy it because my PowerBook G4 12" decided to die on me. It happened slowly over the course of a weekend. The PB started to get really slow, and I knew it wasn't because of the internet, just figured I had overloaded the hard drive. So I started to move files to an external hard drive. It was slow and every hour or so an application would freeze, and I couldn't force quit, so I would have to shut down. Eventually it got to the point that I wasn't even running other programs, just trying to transfer files, and I would get the swirly rainbow circle.
I transferred most of the files, except for my iTunes collection. I figured, no problem, I have my iPod.
I ordered the new computer, and have realized, that I can't transfer my iTunes collection through my iPod. And now, my PBG4 can turn on, and get me to the login screen looks like it's going to boot up, but goes right back to the login.
Is there anything I can do to bypass the login? I've tried to start it in safe mode, but the PB won't even get to the login screen after 30 minutes of waiting. I also tried holding shift while logging in, but no dice.
I have an ethernet cable, and know that if I can log on, I'd be able to move my info somehow, please help!
Thank you, Lindsey

artschic:
Welcome to Apple Discussions.
Congratulations on your new MacBook Pro. You'll love it.
In terms of your PowerBook G4, apparently your Hard Disk Drive has failed completely and I am not sure what else it wrong.
First, try this:
• Shut down the computer.
• Locate the following keys: Command, Option, P, and R. You will need to hold these keys down simultaneously later.
• Turn on the computer.
• Press and hold the Command + Option + P + R keys immediately after the startup chime.
• Hold keys down until you hear the startup chime for the third time.
• Release the keys and immediately hold down Shift key to start up in Safe Mode.
• Log in and empty Trash.
• Restart normally and log in.
If that does not work try Repair Disk
Insert Installer disk and Restart, holding down the "C" key until grey Apple appears.
Go to Installer menu (Panther and earlier) or Utilities menu (Tiger) and launch Disk Utility.
Select your HDD (manufacturer ID) in the left panel.
Select First Aid in the Main panel.
(Check S.M.A.R.T Status of HDD at the bottom of right panel, and report if it says anything but Verified)
Click Repair Disk on the bottom right.
If DU reports disk does not need repairs quit DU and restart.
If DU reports errors Repair again and again until DU reports disk is repaired.
If DU reports errors it cannot repair you will need to use a utility like Tech Tool Pro or Disk Warrior
If still no dice, try the procedure outlined in the article Resolve startup issues and perform disk maintenance with Disk Utility and fsck.
cornelius

How do you change the login screen background?

I have been looking everywhere in the setting on how to change the background on the login screen and i can't find it, does anyone know how to do it without having to download an app?

Make sure you check your operating system first, because there are a few ways to do this.
This is for Mac OS X 10.7.5
First find out what your screen size is by going into System Preferences and clicking on display. Mine is at 1920x12000, but you might want to go with a picture thats a little bit bigger.
Find your picture, I edited mine in photoshop, but I think you can edited in Preview or some other photo converter. Make sure the picture is the same size as the display, convert it to a PNG by exporting it or saving it to a PNG format on to your desktop.
Go to your Macintosh Hardrive
Go to: System / Library / PrivateFrameworks / LoginUIKit.framework / Versions/A/Frameworks / Log inUICore.framework / Versions / A / Resources / appleLinen.png / [email protected]
Make sure your photo file has the same name as appleLinen.png. Replace appleLinen.png with the new picture by droping it in the resources folder.
Make a copy of that same picture and paste it on to your desktop. Rename it to [email protected]. Then replace [email protected] with that picture file.
This should allow you to place a new background to your login screen, but I myself am still working out the kinks. You will notice your sleep, restart, and shutdown buttons will disappear.
Now if you have a much older operating system on your computer there is an easier way to do this.
This is for Mac OS X 10.7.1,2,3,4
First find out what your screen size is by going into System Preferences and clicking on display. Mine is at 1920x12000, but you might want to go with a picture thats a little bit bigger.
Find your picture, I edited mine in photoshop, but I think you can edited in Preview or some other photo converter. Make sure the picture is the same size as the display, convert it to a PNG by exporting it or saving it to a PNG format on to your desktop.
Go to your Macintosh Harddrive
Go to: system / library / frameworks / AppKit.framework / versions / c / resources / NSTexturedFullScreenBackgroundColor.png
Make sure your photo file has the same name as NSTexturedFullScreenBackgroundColor.png. Replace NSTexturedFullScreenBackgroungColor.png with the new picture by droping it in the resources folder.
That's it for that!!!
Good Luck, I hope I can find the answere about why the sleep, restart and shutdown buttons disappear on the screen.
Oh... and don't forget to save the exsisting files that are already there in another folder and lable it.

I downloaded OS X Lion on my iMac and I'm having problems with my computer waking up after hibernating. I can get to the login screen but my mouse will be frozen. The only fix's is a hard reboot. Any help would be great!

I downloaded OS X Lion on my iMac and I'm having problems with my computer waking up after hibernating. I can get to the login screen but my mouse will be frozen. The only fix's is a hard reboot. Any help would be great!

Try resetting the SMC and the PRAM.
1. SMC
Read this and follow the instructions for your kind of mac:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
2. PRAM
Follow the procedure below:
1. Power down the machine.
2. Locate the following keys on your keyboard in preparation for Step 4:
command–option–P–R
3. Press the ‘power on’ button.
4. Immediately – and before the grey screen appears – hold down ‘command-option-P-R’ all together.
5. Keep them held down until you’ve heard the start-up chime twice. After you release them you should hear it again, and hopefully your Mac will boot up as it should normally.

How suppress the 'login screen'

Am looking to find some code to suppress the login screen?
Could use some code suggestions?
Thanks...

Just create the page that you want to be your main page. View the page and then copy the URL like:
http://servername.com/servlet/page?_pageid=54&_dad=portal30&_schema=PORTAL30
Then open the httpd.conf file and do a find for Redirect.
Put the following:
Redirect /demo http://servername.com/servlet/page?_pageid=54&_dad=portal30&_schema=PORTAL30
Save httpd.conf and then restart the HTTPServer.
The page is now accessible with the following URL:
http://servername.com/demo
I would set the redirect using this type of format.
/demo http://severname.com/pls/portal30/url/page/main_page
As I have found the pages do not display portlets correctly, when the format you indicated is used.

Logging in sends me to the login screen again. Over and over....

Have an old MacPro (early 2008). Used to have OS 10.6.8 but subdued to the temptation and installed Mavericks last week.
Regretfully, it made my machine slower than ever. I mean REALLY slow. I tried various remedies to no avail.
Eventually, I realised I had to go back to 10.6.8.
Installed 10.6.3 (from the disc I have) to another 1Tb drive. Transferred accounts, applications, etc, from the Mavericks drive.
Booted from the fresh 10.6.3 drive. No problems. Could log in to every account (three) and as root. Nice.
Then updated to 10.6.8 and that's where I hit the brick wall.
Regardless which account I'm trying to log in to, I'm reverted back to the login screen after a while.
No error message, nothing like "the password doesn't match" or anything. Just kept in this loop.
Have repaired the disc using the OS on another disc. Fixed permissions, etc. No go.
Hints, anyone? Please?

If the re-install didn't fix the problem, try booting into the Safe Mode using your normal account. Disconnect all peripherals except those needed for the test. Shut down the computer and then power it back up after waiting 10 seconds. Immediately after hearing the startup chime, hold down the shift key and continue to hold it until the gray Apple icon and a progress bar appear. The boot up is significantly slower than normal. This will reset some caches, forces a directory check, and disables all startup and login items, among other things. When you reboot normally, the initial reboot may be slower than normal. If the system operates normally, there may be 3rd party applications which are causing a problem. Try deleting/disabling the third party applications after a restart by using the application un-installer. For each disable/delete, you will need to restart if you don't do them all at once.
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When I boot into Win7 I see the windows boot up logo, the. I see my mouse and the screen goes black! It goes black in the login screen, I type my password and I hear the login sound but when I press F2 the brightness won't change! Please help!!!

When I boot into Win7 I see the windows boot up logo, the. I see my mouse and the screen goes black! It goes black in the login screen, I type my password and I hear the login sound but when I press F2 the brightness won't change! Please help!!!

Hi Emma,
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
I understand that your Thunderbolt display is just showing a black screen when you boot your computer. The following article should be of help in troubleshooting your display.
Apple computers: Troubleshooting issues with video on internal or external displays - Apple Support
Cheers,
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