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Runing Appvance IQ on Windows as a Service

RunAutologon AIQis Microsoft utility that enables you to easily configure Windows’ built-in autologon mechanism. Instead of waiting for a user to enter their name and password, Windows uses the credentials you enter with Autologon, which are encrypted in the Registry, to log on the specified user automatically.

Prerequisites:

    Appvance IQ is installed on Windows OS

    Login to Windows using an account with administrator privileges

    Download and Install Autologon

      Download Autologon from Microsoft here: Download Autologon

      Extract Autologon.zip archive. For example, extract to C:\Autologon.

      Setup Autologon Service

      Checking for Previous Configurations

      Verify that no other entries for Autologon service exist as follows. If there are previous configurations on the server, it may prevent Autologon from working correctly.

      For any past users for which an Autologon service was created:

        Open Autologon.

        Enter the Username, Domain and Password.

         Click Disable.

        Check the Registry for Autologon entries:

          Inthe Registry navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

          Change the value of the AutoAdminLogon key from 1 (true) to 0 (false), to disable the AutoAdminLogon feature.

          See Turn on automatic logon in Windows on the Microsoft site for more information.

          Active Directory considerations:

            When the user used to login is provided by an Active Directory domain and the Active Directory is set to have an interactive login, autologon process will not work. In those cases, try creating a servicelocal user in the machine itself, edit its group policy to remove any interactive logon and use this local user to set the autologin process.

              Open Autologon.exe (64 bit). The Autologon - Sysinternals window appears.

              Enter the user’s password and click Enable.

              Open Task Scheduler with administrative privileges, click Action and select Create Basic Task. The Create Basic Task Wizard appears.

              Enter a name in the Name box (such as AIQ or Appvance) and click NextThe Task Trigger list appears

              Select When I log on and click Next

              The Action list appears.

              Select Start a Program and click Next

              The Start a Program configuration appears.

              Click Browse.

              Browse to and select <aiq-path>/TestNode/startup.bat and click Open.

              IMPORTANT: Also enter the <aiq-path>/TestNode/ path in the Start in box and click Next.

              Select Open the Properties dialog for this task when I click Finish.

              Click FinishThe Properties dialog appears.

              Select Run only when user is logged on.

              Check Run with highest privileges.

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              Verifying Autologon Service

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                Last updated: OctoberMarch 6,26, 20262024

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