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| Disabling cached logons |
| By default, Windows NT and Windows 2000 automatically cache information about your previous |
| logon sessions to a Windows NT domain. This is so that if your computer is unable to reach a |
| domain controller, you'll still be able to log on and use the computer. One drawback to logging on |
| using cached credentials, however, is that you won't be able to access any network resources that |
| require you to be authenticated by the domain. And because your computer's use of the cached |
| credentials takes place in the background, you won't even be aware that you're using them until |
| you're unable to connect to a network resource. For this reason, you might prefer to configure your |
| computer to not log on with cached credentials. |
| To make this change, you'll need to modify the computer's registry. Begin by |
| opening Registry Editor. (From the Start menu, choose Run. In the Open text box, |
| type regedt32 and click OK.) Access the |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon key. |
| Next, choose Edit | Add Value. In the Value Name text box, type |
| CachedLogonsCount. Verify that the Data Type is REG_SZ, and then click OK. In |
| the Data text box, type 0 to disable cached logons and click OK. Close Registry |
| Editor, and then restart your computer. Cached logons will be disabled from now |
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