How to Enable Verbose Logon Messages


🖥️💡 Tech Tip from CBC Computer Services 💡🖥️

Ever wonder what’s actually happening behind the scenes when your PC is starting up or logging in? 🧐

Windows usually hides the details with generic messages like “Please wait”, but there’s a cool feature called Verbose Logon Messages that lets you see real-time status messages like:

✅ “Applying Group Policy…”
✅ “Starting Windows Services…”
✅ “Preparing Network Connections…”

This is super helpful if you’re troubleshooting a slow startup or just like seeing what your PC is doing.


🔧 How to Turn It On (Windows 11 & 10):

Just run the following command in Command Prompt (as Administrator):

reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System" /v VerboseStatus /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

Then restart your computer to see the difference! 🧠⚙️


Need help making this change? CBC Computer Services has you covered — message us anytime!