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    How can I speed up offline logins?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by LoneWolf15, Apr 27, 2011.

  1. LoneWolf15

    LoneWolf15 The Chairman

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    The short version: When I'm not connected to my Windows AD domain, logging in with cached credentials takes for-ever.

    I'm sure there are some local policy tweaks or registry edits I could use to change a timeout setting somewhere, but I don't know where they are. If someone can give some advice, I'd really appreciate it.
     
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  2. ScuderiaConchiglia

    ScuderiaConchiglia NBR Vaio Team Curmudgeon

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    Are you sure it it the login process? Do you have any mapped network drives? If you do and you are not connected to the domain, the OS will wait for each one of them to timeout.

    Gary
     
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    While I thought it was more than that, it turns out I had one mapped network drive. I removed that setting in Active Directory at work, and finally (the system was stubborn) managed to disconnect the drive, and it took right off.

    I'd been wondering why my former laptop had such slow logins (a mapped drive never even showed in My Computer then, so I didn't think about it) and lived with the frustration; I didn't want to deal with it this time. I think that was it, I'm now at the desktop in seconds. Thanks!
     
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    I've seen this more than once!

    Glad it fixed the issue for you.

    Gary
     
    ScuderiaConchiglia, Apr 29, 2011
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