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Recovery console: Allow automatic administrative logon
This policy determines whether, when you start the recovery console, Windows automatically logs you in as Administrator.
The recovery console is a way of booting a scaled down version of Windows for repairing systems that won’t start. For more information on the recovery console see: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326215 .
If you need to change the recovery console password or the Directory Services Recovery Mode password see: https://www.petri.com/change_recovery_console_administrator_password_on_a_domain_controller.
Bottom line
This is disabled by default and keep it that way. Otherwise anyone with physical access to the computer can gain administrative authority.
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