Logon Script for Local Computer User (Windows 10)

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I am trying to figure out how to add a logon script, so when a user logs onto the Local computer using Windows 10 Enterprise, that the message appears on the screen.

Using Group Policy, I have done the following:

I changed the minimum password length to 8 characters, to require standard users to enter a password.

To audit the failed login attempts, I enabled the <Failure> setting within the <Windows Settings><Security Settings><Local Policies><Audit Policy> window.

For the logon script, I loaded the batch file under <User Configuration><Windows Settings><Scripts><Logon>.

The batch file is as follows. I saved it as logon.bat to C:\Windows\System32\GroupPolicy\User\Scripts\Logon\logon.bat.

@ECHO OFF
ECHO This is a logon script.
PAUSE

Then I opened an elevated command prompt and type gpupdate /force, hit enter, and once it was finished, I logged out. Then I signed into a standard user account, and no message was seen.

What am I missing here??

Thanks,
Chris

@Bedrock1977

Hey Chris,

What type of user account are you trying to audit logon events for? Local user or domain user?
Did you enable Audit account logon events or Audit logon events ?

Do you need the logon script for anything other than the logon message? There is a policy setting called Interactive Logon: Message text to users attempting to log on you might find useful.

You would also need to configure Interactive logon: Message title for users attempting to log on.

You can find these settings here...
Computer Configuration > Windows Settings > Security Settings > Local Policies > Security Options

Hi Mike,

The lab I am working on is strictly for a Local computer, and not a Domain. I am logged into an Admin account and want to set the logon message for a standard user.

I need to be able to demonstrate that I can create a batch file, which I did, and use that batch file as my logon script. I like your interactive logon idea, but that doesn't really satisfy the requirement to use script I created.

I need to tell my Professor what software I used to create the script ( I said notepad), and the path to and file name of the script.

Thanks,
Chris