Show options on logon dialog box

This setting lets you control the options to enter a domain or to log on using a dial-up connection shown on the Windows logon box.

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Description:
When options button on the logon dialog box is clicked, the domain dropdown list becomes active and the option to logon via dial-up connection appears. The domain dropdown list gives opportunity for selecting the domain to which to log on, while the dial-up option lets the user select a dial-up connection to use. For this, go to start > run menu, enter regedit and navigate to the registry path listed below. Now, create a dword value name, showlogonoptions, if it does not exist. Now, right-click and modify the value data box with 1 to enable the setting and 0 to disable it. Click ok and close the registry editor. After logoff or system restart, changes take effect.

Level: Recommended For Novice Users

First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit".

Second, go to the <b>[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\]</b> key, right-click on the "ShowLogonOptions" DWORD value and click on "Modify".

Finally, enter the value "1" in the text box and click on 'OK'.