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Automatic login for Real account is enabled

If autologin is enabled for your real account, your account is not protected against unauthorized access. Click Disable automatic login to resolve this optimization issue.

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To disable automatic logon in different versions of Windows manually, refer to the following Microsoft knowledgebase articles:

Enabling or disabling Automatic Logon in Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10

AutoAdminLogon key in Windows Registry

Logging into the Phantom Account when your computer is in a normal state will cause a notification with information about suspicious activity on your computer to be sent to your email anytime that someone logs in to this account. After you receive the notification, you can decide if you want to mark the computer as missing.


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Please follow only the steps that are related to turning off the automatic login feature.