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What is a logon type 5?

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Olivia Shea

Updated on April 22, 2026

Virtual Accounts only come up in Service logon types (type 5), when Windows starts a logon session in connection with a service starting up. You can configure services to run as a virtual account which is what Microsoft calls a “managed local account”.

What is login Type 3?

Logon type 3: Network. A user or computer logged on to this computer from the network. The description of this logon type clearly states that the event logged when somebody accesses a computer from the network. Commonly it appears when connecting to shared resources (shared folders, printers etc.).

What is network logon Type 3?

What is a logon type 7?

Logon type 7: Unlock. An event with logon type = 7 occurs when a user unlocks (or attempts to unlock) a previously locked workstation. Note that when a user unlocks computer, Windows creates a new logon session (or 2 logon sessions depending on the elevation conditions) and immediately closes it (with event 4634).

What is the Ntds service?

Windows NT Directory Services, or NTDS, is the directory services used by Microsoft Windows NT to locate, manage, and organize network resources. Universal resource access: Users can access resources anywhere in the enterprise if they have the appropriate permissions.

What is Netlogon service firewall?

Netlogon is a Windows Server process that authenticates users and other services within a domain. Since it is a service and not an application, Netlogon continuously runs in the background, unless it is stopped manually or by a runtime error. Netlogon can be stopped or restarted from the command-line terminal.

What are the different Windows logon type?

Interactive logon: This is also referred to as logon type 2 and it is used at the console of a computer.

  • Network logon: This is also referred to as logon type 3. This logon occurs when you access remote file shares or printers.
  • Batch logon: This is also referred to as logon type 4.
  • Service logon: This is also referred to as logon type 5.
  • What is logon Type 5?

    Logon Type 5 – Service Similar to Scheduled Tasks, each service is configured to run as a specified user account. When a service starts, Windows first creates a logon session for the specified user account which results in a Logon/Logoff event with logon type 5.

    What is a special logon?

    The use of a special logon, which is a logon that has administrator-equivalent privileges and can be used to elevate a process to a higher level. A logon by a member of a Special Group. Special Groups enable you to audit events generated when a member of a certain group has logged on to your network.

    What is interactive logon?

    Definition of Interactive Logon in Network Encyclopedia. A logon process whereby the user gains access to the network by entering a username and password in response to a dialog box on the local console.