"AutoAdminLogon" Configuration No Longer Working After Updating to 23H2


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I've searched high and low on google, copilot, reddit, etc. and unfortunately have not yet found a solution to my problem.

Over the last 5 years or so I've utilized registry keys to have certain workstations automagically log on as a restricted user for the purpose of points of sale, camera monitoring workstations, etc.

Instructions for this are available here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-server/user-profiles-and-logon/turn-on-automatic-logon

The gist of those instructions are to implement the following registry entries under the key "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon":

  • AutoAdminLogon: 1
  • DefaultUserName: usernamegoeshere
  • DefaultPassword: plaintextpasswordhere (I understand the implications of storing a password in plain text in the registry)
  • DefaultDomainName: ourdomain

Historically this has worked great, however it has recently stopped working since upgrading to W11 23H2. Google results have indicated that some users were able to fix this issue with the following registry key:

  • "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\PasswordLess\Device" > DevicePasswordLessBuildVersion: 0

However, that did not solve the issue I'm having. I have also tried to use the SysInternals tool as well as netplwiz to configure auto logon without success. I asked copilot about this and got the same instructions as the above link, the registry entry "DevicePasswordLessBuildVersion", and was told to check my credentials.

 

Anyone else run into this?

Fixed this issue by removing our 2FA provider from being installed on those workstations. I thought it was related to 23H2 because we had done both of these changes within a week or so of eachother.

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