Windows 7 is like that BY DESIGN, people, which means that any method not involving registry hacks and/or a separate file manager plugin ( like the one suggested by “Temp”, which I’ve downloaded but not yet tried ) will not, CAN not, yield the desired result.
#Windows 7 remember last user windows#
The problem again is that every single OTHER Windows Explorer window (but not program window) will ALSO open to look exactly like that. Setting the do not display last user name setting. Using Registry Editor (for editions of Windows that don't include the security policy editor) Click on the Start Button, type in regedit and hit Enter. As for “the new size/position will be remembered when you reopen it”, of course it will, and it would do so even without the whole side-by-side thing. dontdisplaylastusername is a very handy setting if you want to improve the security of your computer. Locate 'Interactive logon: Do not display last user name' policy. With Windows Explorer windows, however, the OP’s extra steps involving the “side-by-side” thing will not touch the central problem which is the fact that every single other Windows Explorer window will thereafter open exactly the same way as the one he instructs to resize to taste in his steps. NOTE: If the above trick doesn’t work for you, try Method C given for Point 19 in following. In the Welcome Screen, user account names are listed, or in the case of only single account available, automatically selected to prompt for password.
#Windows 7 remember last user password#
It’ll solve your problem and Windows will remember your desktop settings. Windows operating system, including Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows Server, is designed in a way that the last user who logged into the system is remembered, and is displayed automatically on next log in, so that user has to just enter the password to log on. Once you find the DWORD value, delete it and restart your system. Proceed to recover your personal files from the Windows.old folder. The DWORD value will be present in any of the above mentioned locations, most probably in the last one. There are no problems with program windows always opening the same way, even without any fancy tricks Windows does that well on its own. Well, your next best option would be to perform a custom Windows install, create a new account and a password you can remember. Also, Windows 7 handles program windows and file management (Windows Explorer) windows *completely* differently. This will NOT work, and the OP has misunderstood the problem, and/or never does any file managing activities that necessitate several Windows Explorer windows being open at once.