Changing default user

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NachoMora

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Hi folks!
I want to change the user that shows up as default on the initial sign in screen when I start the VM. I even deleted the default user, and it's still showing up as the only option, until I click "Other User" and manually input the credentials. Here are the steps I've followed so far:
  1. I created a Windows 11 VM using the assistant. A local admin user was created: local_admin_account
  2. I added a school or work account. [email protected]
  3. Rebooted the VM.
  4. local_admin_account is still the only user that shows up in the sign in screen.
  5. Click on "Other user", enter [email protected]'s credentials. It logs in without any issue.
  6. Go to Settings > Accounts > Other accounts, delete local_admin_account
  7. Reboot the VM.
  8. local_admin_account is still the only user that shows up in the sign in screen. I'm unable to log in to local_admin_account.
  9. Click on "Other user", enter [email protected]'s credentials. It logs in without any issue.
  10. Go to Settings > Accounts > Other accounts. local_admin_account is no longer there.
  11. From here, I can repeat steps 8-10 indefinitely.
I don't want to recover local_admin_account, I simply want to make [email protected] the default user that shows up in the sign in screen when I start the VM. How can I do this?
 
I found a resolution.

You have to change the values in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

Change the DefaultUserName to whatever you want, as well as the add a DefaultPassword string value if applicable
 
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