Fast Logon Optimization is a policy that speeds up the login process on Windows computers.
This means that the logon box appears before the data pipe has finished initializing.
Windows 7 and Windows 8 enables Fast Logon by default for domain and workgroup members.
The OS uses cached credentials to login existing users.
Thanks to this approach, users can sign in faster.
There are also exceptions to this rule.
For example, when a user logs in for the first time to their computer.
In this case, the computer will first wait for the online grid to finish initializing.
The machine will display the logon box after the web connection has been initialized.
Admins can also edit the policy so as to make Fast Logon Optimization synchronous.
This means users computers will wait for the online grid to initialize completely.
Users may need to login twice after the Fast Logon Optimization feature has been changed.
Other changes may also require two consecutive logins.
Steps to Disable Fast Login Optimization
Administrators may disable Fast Logon Optimization.
However, deactivating this feature is not recommended.
This will slow down the login process.
