Change the message shown on the logon box

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This setting lets you change the message on the Windows dialog box while logging on.
Level: Recommended For Novice Users
Description:
Normally, no message is displayed on the logon box. You can enter the message after this setting is completed and it will be displayed above username and password at the login time. For this, go to start > run menu, enter regedit and navigate to the registry path listed below. Now, create a string data name logonprompt, if not existing, in the right panel. Right-click it and enter the message you want to display like enter a user name and password that is valid for this system. If you want to get back to the original state, then delete the subkey winlogon. After restart or logoff, changes take effect. When editing the registry it is highly recommended to run a quick scan for optimization, you can test your system now for free.




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First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit".
Go to <b> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlo gon\]</b>,right-click in the open area to create a String Value with the name "LogonPrompt" in "Winlogon" key.
Next, right-click on "LogonPrompt" and click on 'Modify'.
Finally, enter the value "Write the message show on the Windows dialog box while logging on" without quotation in he text box and click on 'OK'. Once you are done. After a restart or logoff, the changes take effect.


Registry Entries

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  • Path: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\]
  • Location: Local Machine
  • Value Name: LogonPrompt
  • Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
  • Action Type: Add an Entry


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