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How can I configure the recovery console in Windows 2000 and later to not require me to enter the administrator password?
John Savill
June 4, 2003
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A. To configure the recovery console to not require you to enter the administrator password, perform the following steps:
Start a registry editor (e.g., regedit.exe).
Navigate to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionSetupRecoveryConsole registry subkey.
Double-click SecurityLevel, set its value to 1 to not require password entry (or 0 to require the user to enter the password), then click OK.
Close the registry editor.
You can also use the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Local Security Settings snap-in (go to Local Policies, Security Options, "Recovery console: Allow automatic administrative logon") to configure this setting.
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