Disable and Turn Off Windows XP Login Screen and Show Traditional NT Log On to Windows Box

When Windows XP boots up in multiple users system, by default on startup, Windows XP will display a graphical logon screen with user icons and user names. In this “Welcome Screen”, user can click on his or her username or icon, type in the password (if assigned) and then log on to Windows XP desktop. Some XP may find the Welcome Screen is a beautiful user interface and convenient feature to quickly log in to Windows XP without tying additional long user name.

However, at times, Windows XP users may need to use the more traditional and standard “Log on To Windows” dialog box inherited from Windows NT login screen that allows users to key in user name and password. For example, when want to log on to hidden user account such as Administrator account.

XP Log On to Windows Dialog Box

To immediately access and open Log On to Windows traditional and standard login dialog box while on XP Welcome Screen, user can press Ctrl-Alt-Del key sequence twice (same with key sequence for reboot or secure login in NT based Windows). After pressing Ctrl-Alt-Del keys simultaneously twice, Welcome Screen will be changed to logon dialog box with user name and password fields.

To permanently switch to “Log On to Windows” NT styled logon dialog box so that users log on to the computer without using the Welcome screen, instead of using the graphical Welcome login screen, follow these steps:

  1. Log on to Windows XP as Administrator or user with administrative privileges.
  2. Open User Accounts in Control Panel by clicking Start, click Control Panel, and then click User Accounts.
  3. Click Change the way users log on or off.

    Disable Welcom Screen in XP

  4. Clear the Use the Welcome screen check box.

    Turn Off Welcome screen in XP

  5. Click Apply Options button.

Note that by turning off and disabing Welcome screen, Fast User Switching feature is no longer available. To revert and switch back to use Welcome screen in XP, simply tick again the “Use the Welcome Screen” check box so that it is checked.


4 Responses to “Disable and Turn Off Windows XP Login Screen and Show Traditional NT Log On to Windows Box”

  1. hakkeem
    July 21st, 2009 02:54
    4

    i was enable ,
    1. use the welcome screem
    2.use fast user switching.

    but i can’t get welcome screen. iwas getting only the classical logon sceen . any one give me the solution for this problem.
    Thank you.

  2. Ahmet Dereci
    June 2nd, 2009 14:16
    3

    Microsoft PowerToys Tweak UI enables you automatic login with or without password.İts free.Search in google.

    And also there is a commercial software Tweak XP Pro has extra features.

  3. Jago
    October 21st, 2008 21:26
    2

    Is there any way to get rid of the welcome screen in Vista, and get the traditional one?

  4. Kay
    November 15th, 2007 22:50
    1

    I installed a network protocol and it turned into NT style, been thinking how to change it back to normal
    will try check box for welcome screen

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