Automatic login is not configured for a virtual machine

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The following error message appears if there was a failure to deploy a template and create a custom execution environment:

• Automatic login is not configured for a virtual machine.

This error message appears only if a virtual machine is added to a domain.

Issues

• A template was not deployed and a custom image (execution environment) was not created.

Recommendations

• Configure an automatic login for a virtual machine in one of the following ways:
  • Turn on an automatic login to the operating system by running the netplwiz command

    To turn on an automatic login to the operating system:

    1. Open the User Accounts window:
       • If you use Microsoft Windows 10, right-click the Start button, select Run, type netplwiz, and click OK.
       • If you use Microsoft Windows 7, click the Start button, in the search field, type netplwiz, and click Enter.
       • If you use Microsoft XP Home Edition or Windows XP Professional, click the Start button, select Run, type control userpasswords2, and click OK.
    2. Clear the Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer option and click OK.

       In Microsoft Windows 7 or 10 operating systems, the Automatically sign in window opens.

       In Microsoft XP Home Edition or Windows XP Professional operating systems, the Automatically Log on window opens.

    3. Enter your user name and the password twice, and click OK.
    4. Restart the virtual machine.
  • Turn an automatic login on via Registry, if a virtual machine belongs to a domain

    To turn on an automatic login via Registry:

    1. Configure automatic login:
       1. Right-click the Start button, select Run, type regedit, and then click OK.

          The Registry Editor window opens.

       2. Open HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon.
       3. Open or create the DefaultUserName parameter and specify the user name.
       4. Open or create the DefaultPassword parameter and specify the user password.
       5. Open or create the AutoAdminLogon parameter and specify 1.
       6. Open or create the DefaultDomainName parameter and specify the domain name.

          All values are of the REG_SZ (String) type.

    2. Disable the password change requests.

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