In order to grant automatic restart of the system, create a user account, which automatically logs on at system start.
How to create a user account (local user) for Auto-logon under Windows 7 or higher
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Click on the <Start> button, enter the command netplwiz in the search box and press <ENTER>. The dialog for the user account configuration opens.
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In the "User" tab, uncheck the option "Users must enter user name and password".
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Click on <Accept>.
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When the dialog "Automatic login" opens, enter the user name for automatic login under Windows 7. Enter also the corresponding password.
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Click <OK> and close the dialog "User accounts" by clicking <OK>.
How to create a user account for domain users
If the user is logged-in as domain user, the selection field „Users must enter user name and password" is not shown as default in the "User account" dialog and thus cannot be deactivated for individual users. If the appropriate setting has been done in the Windows Registry, the selection field is shown.
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Click on the <Start> button, enter the command regedit in the search field and press <Enter>. The Registry Editor is opened.
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Navigate in the Registry Editor to the path "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ Winlogon"
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Change the value for "AutoAdminLogon" to 1.
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Click again on the <Start> button, enter the netplwiz command in the search field and press <Enter>. The dialog for configuring the user accounts is opened.
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Select the user you want to log in automatically and deactivate the checkbox „Users must enter user name and password".
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In the following dialog, you will be asked to enter the user password. Enter the password and confirm with <OK>.
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Call once again the Registry Editor.
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Change the setting for "DefaultDomainName" to the domain the user belongs to.
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Enter under "DefaultUserName" the user that is to be logged in automatically.
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Close the Registry Editor and reboot the computer. Now, the user should be logged in automatically.
