I am looking for a program that automatically logs into Windows when I turn the

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I am looking for a program that automatically logs into Windows when I turn the computer on, and then locks it straight away.

ie: I turn my computer on > I am automatically logged in if there is inactivity for a few seconds > The computer is then locked (ie. Win + L).

Requirements:

free
only logs in if there is inactivity for a user-defined time (less than 3 or so minutes)
locks the computer, Windows style, not its own style
runs on Windows 7 64 bit

I'm sure every single person reading this has had at least one time where they turn their computer on, and go away for a few minutes (maybe the toilet? :) and you returned to see you didn't login! You then had to login and wait for a few minutes to make sure all the startup programs open and, finally (!) you could start doing whatever you wanted to!

This program will help be avoid what I said above. It will ensure that the programs that should open on login, start opening as soon as the computer turns on (rather than waiting for me to come back, enter my password, and wait 5 minutes for them to start).

Explanation / Answer

Do both the following:

1) set up your account to auto-login: (below is quoted from that link)

Click Start, type netplwiz, and then press Enter.
In the User Accounts dialog box, click the account you want to automatically log on to.If it is available, clear the "Users Must Enter A User Name And Password To Use This Computer" check box.
Click OK.
In the Automatically Log On dialog box, enter the user

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