How To Require Users To Press Ctrl+Alt+Del Before Login

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It is possible to force users to press the Ctrl+Alt+Del keys before the login authentication process begins on a Windows system. This additional security feature can be enabled by following the steps below:

Step-1 Open the regedit.exe file.

Step-2 Search for the following registry key or create a new one:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Sofrware\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

Step-3 In the right panel, create a new DWORD entry called DisableCAD and modify its data value to 0 to require Ctrl+Alt+Del keys to be pressed, and to 1 to disable this feature.

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Step-4 Exit the Windows Registry and restart the Windows session for the change to be applied. It is also possible to implement the above by simply creating and executing Sky.reg extension file containing the following data:

REGEDIT4

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Sofrware\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

“DisableCAD”=”0”

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