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Run Logon Scripts Synchronously (Windows NT/2000/XP)

This setting controls whether the system should wait for the logon scripts to complete before starting the users shell or whether the scripts should run asynchronously.

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Open your registry and find or create the key below.

Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called "RunLogonScriptSync" and set it according to the value data below.

Exit your registry; you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.

Note: This restriction can be used either on a user by user basis by adding it to HKEY_CURRENT_USER or on a computer wide basis by adding it to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.

Registry Editor Example
|NameTypeData|
|(Default)REG_SZ(value not set)|
|RunLogonScriptSyncREG_DWORD0x00000001 (1)|
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|HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVers...|
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Registry Settings
System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
Value Name: RunLogonScriptSync
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (0 = disabled, 1 = enabled)

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Last modified: May 27, 2002