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In previous versions of Windows, you had to press Ctrl + Alt + Delete to logon, or to unlock a locked workstation. This was because this key sequence was recognized only by the OS and thus other software couldn't intercept it and display a spoofed logon screen to capture passwords.
Starting with Windows 8, you now just have to press Enter to get to the logon screen.
What is to stop someone from writing a fake logon screen? Did Windows 8 add some sort of new security mechanism to mitigate this security issue?
It was always handled by a domain policy. You can configure Windows XP through Windows 8.1 to require authentication or automatically log into a specific user if you want. – Ramhound – 2014-02-26T17:48:57.437
@Ramhound - I'm looking for this setting (In Windows 8.1) but cannot find it anywhere.. Are you sure? – Mike Christensen – 2014-02-26T18:10:13.783