Today we are going to talk about multiple ways you can disable or completely remove the lock screen password from your Windows PC and log right into your user account. Before we begin, we do not recommend you let your guard down or disable your password. However, if the following conditions apply in your case, it may be okay to disable it:
Your PC has no critical data or information stored in any way.Do not share your computer with other users.Other people cannot access your PC in your absence.
Let us now show you how to disable or remove a user account’s password.
How to Disable Login Password on Windows
If you are using a Microsoft account on your Windows PC, you will not be allowed to remove the password. However, you can disable it and log right in to your user account. If you’re looking to log in quickly without having to type in your lengthy credentials, then this method can be applied. However, before we get the actual job done, a feature first needs to be enabled from the Windows Registry. Note: Misconfiguration of critical values in the system’s registry could be fatal for your operating system. Therefore, we insist that you create a system restore point before proceeding forward with the process. Follow these steps to disable your account’s password: That is it! You will now be logged in to your Microsoft account directly without having to enter your account credentials. However, if you want to revert these settings in the future, simply check the box that was unchecked in step 5 above.
How to Remove Login Password
You can also remove the password of an account entirely if it is no longer required. This can be done for both a Microsoft account and a local account.
Remove Microsoft Account Password from Windows
As we mentioned earlier, you cannot remove a password from a Microsoft account. However, you can convert it to a local account first and then remove the password. Here is how: You will now be logged out of your account. Once you see the lock screen again, you will notice that it is no longer asking for a password. Instead, click sign in and log right into your user account.
Remove Local Account Password from Windows
Removing a local account’s password is just slightly different than a Microsoft account. This can be done using different approaches.
From Settings App
Here are the steps involved to remove the login password from a local account using the Settings app: Your account will no longer ask for a password as it won’t have one.
From Local Users and Groups
Below steps can be applied if you want to change your local account’s password using the Local Users and Groups console: The password for the user account will now be removed.
From Command Prompt/PowerShell
If you are a fan of the Windows Command Line Interface (CLI), you can also remove the password for a user account from the Command Prompt or the Windows PowerShell. Here is how: This will now set the password for the said account to nothing, removing the password.
Final Thoughts
We have discussed all the possible methods to disable and remove the login password from a user account on a Windows computer in this post. However, we want to highlight that one method has been left off, which involved the Windows Registry manipulation. According to some sources, changing the Value Data of the “AutoAdminLogon” Value under the WinLogon Key in Windows Registry to 1 does not require you to input the password anymore. However, after testing it out, we found that this method no longer works. That said, we certainly hope that this post has proven useful in removing your account’s password successfully. Also see:
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