Windows 10 has a default mechanism that enables instant login for users. It is known as fast logon optimization. While it is a useful feature it has its limitations as well. If changes are made to the Group Policy Settings, then you may experience repeated reboots on your PC. You may also have to log in more than once.
You can disable this feature if you wish. Let’s say you use a home directory or have a roaming profile to implement the same settings on all the PCs. Then you may disable the fast logon optimization. You can also do it if you use login scripts. Keep reading the guide to know more about this feature and how to enable or disable it.
Fast Logon Optimization Feature in Windows 10
Here are the steps to enable or disable this feature. To make the changes you have to change the settings in the Local Group Policy Editor. This is how you have to do it.
- Summon the run dialog box by pressing Windows + R key
- Then type gpedit. msc and press Enter
- It will open the Local Group Policy Editor
- Click on Computer Configuration
- Navigate to Administrative Templates
- Now go to System > click Logon
- Go to the option Always wait for the network at computer startup and logon
- If you wish to disable it, then click Disabled
- If it has been disabled previously, then you can click on Enabled
Normally, the computers do not wait for the network to fully initialize during user logon. However, with the changes we incorporated above, the process becomes synchronous. The short logon time happens due to the cached credentials. These are the existing regular users in the network.