I have a Windows Service that I want to use to programmatically unlock the workstation, using the account username and password. This article https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn751047(v...

I've been banging my head against this for several hours, so I figured it's time to ask. I'll start with a high-level description of the situation. You can find the entire source code at https://gi...

When I boot my Windows 8.1 laptop, I want to display a message on the Windows logon screen so that I know when all services and startup processes have started. Aside from just waiting some number o...

So, here is the scenario. I am developing a logon system in windows 7. I have created a Credential Provider, containing one Credential. The Credential has three input fields, username, password, an...

How safe is it to use LOGON32_LOGON_NETWORK_CLEARTEXT? We have the following scenario: Web server A is using Win32 LogonUser. Then it needs to invoke an asmx method on server B. If the used logo...

I'm asking this question because it turns out that there's some difficulty in writing a screensaver app in Delphi that's capable of running from the Logon screen. See question: Windows 7 logon scr...

I'm writing a service/user-mode application that may send the system into sleep after a certain customizable period of inactivity. The user-mode process may require to display a user message/warnin...

I know that in windows 8, certain applications have a notification on the lock screen, and some fingerprint readers can add messages to the logon screen in windows 7 and older machines. Is it possi...

I am writing a remote desktop application like TeamViewer in C++ on Windows 7 (x64) and Windows 8 (x64). 1. What made me stuck I have implemented the mouse input and keyboard input by using SendI...

Possible Duplicate: Unlock Windows programmatically I am writing an app that will lock and than unlock user PC. Locking a machine is relativeley simple. However unlocking is just plai...

I would like to display an UI that interacts with user on pre-logon screen (the screen where users usually enter their username/password) I read that the architecture of Winlogon packages has chang...

I need to write a small tool that runs on every userdesktop or, if no one is logged in, directly on logon screen. Maybe a service with a form starting? I already found this question (and answer): ...

I was wondering if there is a simple way for a service to create a process in user session? My service is running as a user(administrator) account and not as a LocalSystem acount, therefore i can'...

I'm trying to create a utility similar to Microsoft's abandoned Super Fast User Switcher (download), which allows fast user switching without going through the Welcome screen. I have a working imp...