Automatically uncheck the ‘Sign in automatically’ option post installation of ArcGIS Pro

Summary

After a fresh installation of ArcGIS Pro, when launching the application, by default the ‘Sign in automatically’ option is checked. However if it is advantageous that it be unchecked when launching Pro, follow one of the workflows provided.

Procedure

Using the Windows Registry Editor 

1. Open the Windows Registry Editor and navigate to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER > SOFTWARE > ESRI > ArcGIS Online For Pro > SignIn

2. If the value of the parameter AutoSign is 1, change it 0.

Using the command line utility

To uncheck the "Sign in automatically" option for ArcGIS Pro through the command prompt, use the following steps:

1. Open the command prompt. Press the Windows key, type cmd, and click Run as administrator.
2. Navigate to the ArcGIS Pro installation directory. The default installation directory is usually "C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin".
3. Run the following command to disable automatic sign-in: 

ArcGISPro.exe /disableSignInAuto

Please note that these steps assume you have administrative privileges on the computer. .

When the command is run, ArcGIS Pro opens, prompts for sign-in credentials, and once the credentials are entered, the application does not prompt for them on subsequent log-ins.

Sign in Automatically to work for non-admin users

There is also another way to manage application settings by Creating a Pro.settingsConfig file.

Note:
As a precaution, it is recommended to have a copy of the original Pro.settingsConfig file saved as a backup.

Here I am sharing the relevant documentation to create one:

1. Create a Pro.settingsConfig file, see: Create a Pro.settingsConfig file
2. Deploy Pro.settingsConfig
3. Configure user machines to use Pro.settingsConfig

XML code that can be used:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Configuration xmlns="http://schemas.esri.com/Desktop/Settings" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" 
xsi:schemaLocation="http://schemas.esri.com/Desktop/Settings http://schemas.esri.com/Desktop/Settings/Settings.xsd">
<SignInSettings>
<AutoSignIn>false</AutoSignIn>
</SignInSettings>
</Configuration>