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win11 arm64: make autologon persistent - #1685

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Description

Make auto logon persistent on Windows 11 ARM64
Aligns with x86_64 setup
Works around the reboot-loop with windows update KB5007651 which can only be applied while the user is logged in

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  • Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
  • New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
  • Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to change)
  • Chore (non-breaking change that does not add functionality or fix an issue)

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  • I have read the CONTRIBUTING document.
  • I have run the pre-merge tests locally and they pass.
  • I have updated the documentation accordingly.
  • I have added tests to cover my changes.
  • If Gemfile.lock has changed, I have used --conservative to do it and included the full output in the Description above.
  • All new and existing tests passed.
  • All commits have been signed-off for the Developer Certificate of Origin.

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nicerloop requested review from a team and Stromweld as code owners June 13, 2026 06:22
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#1686
#1687

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Stromweld force-pushed the win11_arm64_persistent_autologon branch from 806ce8a to 2a434e2 Compare July 21, 2026 15:17
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sorry it took me so long to get to this PR. Can you fix the DCO for your commit to clear the DCO job failure.

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nicerloop force-pushed the win11_arm64_persistent_autologon branch from 2a434e2 to 77bf773 Compare July 22, 2026 07:11
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Fixed DCO

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Pull request overview

Makes Windows 11 ARM64 autologon persistent across update-triggered reboots.

Changes:

  • Removes the one-login limit.
  • Stops resetting AutoLogonCount.

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Comment thread packer_templates/win_answer_files/11/arm64/Autounattend.xml
Signed-off-by: Loïc PÉRON <loic.peron@gmail.com>
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Stromweld force-pushed the win11_arm64_persistent_autologon branch from 77bf773 to e001ea8 Compare August 8, 2026 00:46
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Stromweld merged commit c884c07 into chef:main Aug 8, 2026
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