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Question

Customize the winlogon process

Jun 14, 2013 3:12AM PDT

Hi

By chance, in Windows 8, there are some registry keys and entries that allow to customize the winlogon process during the logoff of the users sessions and during the system restart or shutdown?

Thanks

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Sure but it doesn't fit in this reply.
Jun 14, 2013 4:21AM PDT

As you read chapter after chapter at https://www.google.com/search?as_q=customizing+the+ms+gina you should realize this is not a trivial undertaking and while that's all very interesting stuff, why someone would do this over using the usual other solutions is beyond me.

That is, we can craft logon scripts and well, I won't duplicate the web today so tell more and tell if you are subscribing to MSDN and attending the classes and seminars.
Bob

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Customize the winlogon process
Jun 15, 2013 3:10AM PDT

I would be interested to find only a registry entry, valid for all users, which allows to perform a reg command in the above cases. So, where I can find this entry?

Thanks

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So the answer to my questions is no?
Jun 15, 2013 5:45AM PDT

What stops you from making a global log on script or just applying this registry change to all users?

-> And stop trying to hide what you really want. We know we can change registry entries but tell what you need changed. Without the full requirement I may be guessing this is something other than it seems.

Have you read -> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_men_and_an_elephant ?

If you reveal only part of the animal, I will not identify it and yet I would be right given the information revealed. And I respect that you want to do something but you lead with changing something that even experts with decades of programming background will shy away from. So why would you think that it's just a registry entry?
Bob