Thanks for this but somehow I log on automatically but not as an administrator. When I try to switch user there is no other option meaning I can’t do any UAC tasks!!???
Totally lost
Scott
Grovah
14 years ago
I have been following this guide multiple times, but I always must click on the user in the welcome screen. hat am I doing wrong?
/Grovah
Andylau
13 years ago
very good. I follow this tutorial, now I don’t need to type my password each time when I login windows 7 .
Anonymous
13 years ago
if you have windows 7 home edition this will not work as far as i know. you have to go into control panel where it says add or remove user accounts and remove your password. it worked for me. hope this helps someone
You should trust your PC in order to use Windows 8 without problems. Also, can you explain what you mean by “doesn’t work”? What exactly is happening? Are you receiving any errors?
No errors – simply put all of the fixes I have tried, at least 10, have not removed my requirement to enter my password. Do I need to “switch to a local Account” on the Users first window ? Appreciate your concern !
This procedure should work for all types of accounts. No need to use a local account. But, it won’t work on corporate networks, where login policies are managed by the network admin. If you are using a work computer, then this might be the cause for your issue.
commonilstop
10 years ago
it doesn’t work my computer, it is locked and for some reason the password ain’t working it is probably blocked FOREVER ur advice ins’t waroking! real thx for trying
Is your computer a work computer, owned and managed by your company?
Lisa Owens
10 years ago
Thank you!!! You saved me; wish I had found this article last night at 3am.
res
10 years ago
I appreciate your effort to help in my delama not to have to log in. I did everything you said. I still have to log in. I really just want to close the computer and open it up to exactly where I was when I closed lit, or return to it after 10 minutes and be where I was, not sign in. This signing in and going to three screens before I get back into my computer is time consuming and so unnecessary. I have windows 8. Just bought it and seriously thinking of returning it. I used netplwiz.exe. Unchecked require sign in, I was sent to another screen and I left the password field blank. I then closed the id and had to sign in when the lid was opened.
Customize the power plan so that, when you close the lid, it goes into hibernate. This stores you current state and uses very little power.
When you will open the lid, you sign in (this is an important security precaution) but you see the programs you accessed opened, etc. Things after the log in will be just as they were before closing the lid.
To edit the settings of a power plan, see these instructions:
I keep getting this message at login: “The user profile service failed the login, Use profile cannot be loaded” I get this message with and without a password, any ideas please
Thank you in advance
Stephen
10 years ago
After trying to fix this problem, I am getting the message saying it failed to login, and then I have to type in my password anyway. Super annoying.
I’ve spent so much time trying to fix all of these problems with windows that I’m not able to use the computer for its intended purpose.
I’ve tried it multiple times, turning it on and off.
The password is correct. That’s not the problem.
Jo
10 years ago
Thank you!
Samir
9 years ago
Good one! Nice to see those colorful screenshots! This is one of those things I like about this site. There are some errors in the post though.
“Now you will are asked to type the password of that user twice.”
You can’t have “will” and “are” in the same sentence like that. That’s both semantically and grammatically wrong.
“If it gets stolen it is best for others not to be able to log in automatically.”
I believe this one is a semantically incorrect. It is best for others TO BE ABLE TO log in automatically; it is best for you if they are NOT ABLE to log in automatically.
This neat little trick has been around for a long time now. I personally wouldn’t recommend it. Especially if you do this on a laptop and you move it around a lot. But hey, it’s your computer and your data. You worry about that, or don’t. You’ve been warned. I believe some of these login tricks can be done through the Group Policy Editor as well. If you’re a Windows 8 user I recommend that you use add a PIN instead, as an alternative login option.
But frankly, it’s best to use a strong password and type that in every time. Typing it in each and every time can seem boring, irritating, frustrating, etc. But you won’t think that once you get hacked one day! Lazy and careless people are an easy target. Besides, none of this will replace your administrator password. So if you want to make big changes to the system you will still have to type in your password, at some point. Once you need that password, and you have been using a PIN for the past eight months (or this auto login trick), you will most likely have forgotten the password. What I mean to say is that using your password each time will help stimulate your memory! You get to use your head.
Thank you for pointing out our mistakes. They have been corrected.
Kelly John
9 years ago
Actually to login Windows 7 without password, my situation is, I lost my Windows 7 password and hope to remove it, so that I can login without password. Finally I use SmartKey Windows Password Recovery to remove the password. Then I can login Windows 7 without password. You can Google Search “login windows 7 without password smartkey” to know more about it.
Steve
9 years ago
Like Grovah, I have done all this. I have a single user which has admin rights. Everytime I boot up I have to select the user (press Enter). No password is required but I still have to select the user to proceed to the desktop. How do I get it to go straight to the desktop on boot without selecting the user?
Pepys
9 years ago
This does not work with my W8.1. Using either netplwiz or userpasswords2, the boxes are ALREADY UNCHECKED, and still I have to log in. Worse still, the danged machine goes to sleep constantly, so I have the thrill of logging in constantly. thanks for any help. Pretty desperate.
Steve
9 years ago
Ok I found (under Win 7 Ultimate) it does work from cold boot but if you are resuming from hibernate it still prompts you to select user (no password but you still have to click on user). Must be Win 7 inconsistency.
dorii
9 years ago
well,i forgot my password and want to open my pc what should i do will this open my laptop without asking me for the password???
Anthonyp
9 years ago
In win 7 I had 2 accounts; one as administrator, wth a complex password, and one restricted for general use with a simple password. The joy was that the latter was easy for my non it literate better half to use and meant that a programme downloaded by mistake required the admin password before it could be activated. How to I replicate that with Win 8.1?
ohobson
9 years ago
I have searched and used every prompt I have found to get pass this password. It is mind-blowing how this windows 8 password has stumped me!!! Out side of wiping this pc clean I haven’t found a way around getting passed this because I cant get through it want let me do anything!!! can anyone help me PLEEEZZZZZ!
Madeleine Maddocks
8 years ago
Thank you so much :O)
Glen McIvor
8 years ago
Windows 10. Decided to create windows account after which my new windows account replaced my local login (which had no PW) which then required me to use a pin to log into Local PC and online account. I followed above steps (showed only one account, unchecked require login, then entered PW twice, no problems). Only to find that after reboot it said wrong credentials. I pressed Ok and saw that I had a choice between two accounts with which to login: – Glen McIvor + gmail or just “Glen McIvor”.
Qaswar
8 years ago
I didn’t type the password after selecting “Users put enter a password to use this computer” what I can do?My computer is not signing me up
chuck bowers
8 years ago
I worked all the way thru this, only to be met by message “you cannot change the password for ……”. any suggestions?
I’ve done this several different times. The first time I did it, I didn’t need to enter a password for a few months. All of a sudden, I had to put a password in and it wouldn’t accept the correct one. I had to keep trying different passwords that I know I’ve used for other things. Finally I could get in. I can’t log on to Windows anymore without entering my user or password information. IT JUST DOESN’T WORK AS INSTRUCTED.
joann stark
6 years ago
this is better for me
Robert Fournier
6 years ago
Will this help me enter my computer I Ave to enter password to open it can’t get into anything else. till I put it in and I can’t member it so I can’t do nothing on it
Michael
6 years ago
For windows 7,I typed in remove password in the search box,and create or remove password came up.I clicked on this and the rest was easy.
LindaW
4 years ago
Thank you so much, I have been trying to get rid of this login pswd prompt for ages since I’m the only user of this PC.
rosco
3 years ago
I made a secondary account on my PC for my own use, so apparently, netplwiz and other settings are not able to change my password/pin requirement.
Russ Lynch
3 years ago
WIndows 10 2004 with microsoft account.
Worked the first time. I am the only user of this home
computer, and this is very convenient.
Thanks for this but somehow I log on automatically but not as an administrator. When I try to switch user there is no other option meaning I can’t do any UAC tasks!!???
Totally lost
Scott
I have been following this guide multiple times, but I always must click on the user in the welcome screen. hat am I doing wrong?
/Grovah
very good. I follow this tutorial, now I don’t need to type my password each time when I login windows 7 .
if you have windows 7 home edition this will not work as far as i know. you have to go into control panel where it says add or remove user accounts and remove your password. it worked for me. hope this helps someone
yes if you have windows 7 home it will work just fine i just did it no problem now i don’t need to put in my password Thank God””””
This DOES work with Windows 7 Home Premium, don’t know about the other “editions” (M$) though.
Worked perfectly with Win 7 Ultimate. Thanks heaps.
You are very welcome Steve. Glad we could help! Hopefully you will find other useful articles on our website.
I think using Microsoft account with Windows 8 itself is not quite secured, because when someone asked MS about this, they replied that “It will be secured only when you use our programs and s/w and we are not responsible when you use any 3rd party apps or s/w”. And when asked about validation of Windows 8 using MS account, they didn’t reply! Check this link: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-security/using-microsoft-account-in-windows-8/b6e23e9a-f236-48e2-b5c4-b134d8647cdd
Great … I can now starts windows 8 pro without logging everytime
Doesn’t work for me on Windows 8 ! Does “trust my PC” or “Switch to a Local Account” have any effect on removing the password requirement ?
You should trust your PC in order to use Windows 8 without problems. Also, can you explain what you mean by “doesn’t work”? What exactly is happening? Are you receiving any errors?
No errors – simply put all of the fixes I have tried, at least 10, have not removed my requirement to enter my password. Do I need to “switch to a local Account” on the Users first window ? Appreciate your concern !
This procedure should work for all types of accounts. No need to use a local account. But, it won’t work on corporate networks, where login policies are managed by the network admin. If you are using a work computer, then this might be the cause for your issue.
it doesn’t work my computer, it is locked and for some reason the password ain’t working it is probably blocked FOREVER ur advice ins’t waroking! real thx for trying
Is your computer a work computer, owned and managed by your company?
Thank you!!! You saved me; wish I had found this article last night at 3am.
I appreciate your effort to help in my delama not to have to log in. I did everything you said. I still have to log in. I really just want to close the computer and open it up to exactly where I was when I closed lit, or return to it after 10 minutes and be where I was, not sign in. This signing in and going to three screens before I get back into my computer is time consuming and so unnecessary. I have windows 8. Just bought it and seriously thinking of returning it. I used netplwiz.exe. Unchecked require sign in, I was sent to another screen and I left the password field blank. I then closed the id and had to sign in when the lid was opened.
Customize the power plan so that, when you close the lid, it goes into hibernate. This stores you current state and uses very little power.
When you will open the lid, you sign in (this is an important security precaution) but you see the programs you accessed opened, etc. Things after the log in will be just as they were before closing the lid.
To edit the settings of a power plan, see these instructions:
http://www.digitalcitizen.life/how-tweak-advanced-settings-power-plan-windows-7
I keep getting this message at login: “The user profile service failed the login, Use profile cannot be loaded” I get this message with and without a password, any ideas please
Thank you in advance
After trying to fix this problem, I am getting the message saying it failed to login, and then I have to type in my password anyway. Super annoying.
I’ve spent so much time trying to fix all of these problems with windows that I’m not able to use the computer for its intended purpose.
Are you using a work computer or a personal one?
Personal computer at my home.
All of my work and online computer use is done with the mac. This windows pc is just for running a few programs at home that I can’t run on the mac.
Hmm… strange. Is there a chance that you have written the wrong password?
Would you consider trying the same procedure again?
I’ve tried it multiple times, turning it on and off.
The password is correct. That’s not the problem.
Thank you!
Good one! Nice to see those colorful screenshots! This is one of those things I like about this site. There are some errors in the post though.
“Now you will are asked to type the password of that user twice.”
You can’t have “will” and “are” in the same sentence like that. That’s both semantically and grammatically wrong.
“If it gets stolen it is best for others not to be able to log in automatically.”
I believe this one is a semantically incorrect. It is best for others TO BE ABLE TO log in automatically; it is best for you if they are NOT ABLE to log in automatically.
This neat little trick has been around for a long time now. I personally wouldn’t recommend it. Especially if you do this on a laptop and you move it around a lot. But hey, it’s your computer and your data. You worry about that, or don’t. You’ve been warned. I believe some of these login tricks can be done through the Group Policy Editor as well. If you’re a Windows 8 user I recommend that you use add a PIN instead, as an alternative login option.
But frankly, it’s best to use a strong password and type that in every time. Typing it in each and every time can seem boring, irritating, frustrating, etc. But you won’t think that once you get hacked one day! Lazy and careless people are an easy target. Besides, none of this will replace your administrator password. So if you want to make big changes to the system you will still have to type in your password, at some point. Once you need that password, and you have been using a PIN for the past eight months (or this auto login trick), you will most likely have forgotten the password. What I mean to say is that using your password each time will help stimulate your memory! You get to use your head.
Thank you for pointing out our mistakes. They have been corrected.
Actually to login Windows 7 without password, my situation is, I lost my Windows 7 password and hope to remove it, so that I can login without password. Finally I use SmartKey Windows Password Recovery to remove the password. Then I can login Windows 7 without password. You can Google Search “login windows 7 without password smartkey” to know more about it.
Like Grovah, I have done all this. I have a single user which has admin rights. Everytime I boot up I have to select the user (press Enter). No password is required but I still have to select the user to proceed to the desktop. How do I get it to go straight to the desktop on boot without selecting the user?
This does not work with my W8.1. Using either netplwiz or userpasswords2, the boxes are ALREADY UNCHECKED, and still I have to log in. Worse still, the danged machine goes to sleep constantly, so I have the thrill of logging in constantly. thanks for any help. Pretty desperate.
Ok I found (under Win 7 Ultimate) it does work from cold boot but if you are resuming from hibernate it still prompts you to select user (no password but you still have to click on user). Must be Win 7 inconsistency.
well,i forgot my password and want to open my pc what should i do will this open my laptop without asking me for the password???
In win 7 I had 2 accounts; one as administrator, wth a complex password, and one restricted for general use with a simple password. The joy was that the latter was easy for my non it literate better half to use and meant that a programme downloaded by mistake required the admin password before it could be activated. How to I replicate that with Win 8.1?
I have searched and used every prompt I have found to get pass this password. It is mind-blowing how this windows 8 password has stumped me!!! Out side of wiping this pc clean I haven’t found a way around getting passed this because I cant get through it want let me do anything!!! can anyone help me PLEEEZZZZZ!
Thank you so much :O)
Windows 10. Decided to create windows account after which my new windows account replaced my local login (which had no PW) which then required me to use a pin to log into Local PC and online account. I followed above steps (showed only one account, unchecked require login, then entered PW twice, no problems). Only to find that after reboot it said wrong credentials. I pressed Ok and saw that I had a choice between two accounts with which to login: – Glen McIvor + gmail or just “Glen McIvor”.
I didn’t type the password after selecting “Users put enter a password to use this computer” what I can do?My computer is not signing me up
I worked all the way thru this, only to be met by message “you cannot change the password for ……”. any suggestions?
windows 8.1
I’ve done this several different times. The first time I did it, I didn’t need to enter a password for a few months. All of a sudden, I had to put a password in and it wouldn’t accept the correct one. I had to keep trying different passwords that I know I’ve used for other things. Finally I could get in. I can’t log on to Windows anymore without entering my user or password information. IT JUST DOESN’T WORK AS INSTRUCTED.
this is better for me
Will this help me enter my computer I Ave to enter password to open it can’t get into anything else. till I put it in and I can’t member it so I can’t do nothing on it
For windows 7,I typed in remove password in the search box,and create or remove password came up.I clicked on this and the rest was easy.
Thank you so much, I have been trying to get rid of this login pswd prompt for ages since I’m the only user of this PC.
I made a secondary account on my PC for my own use, so apparently, netplwiz and other settings are not able to change my password/pin requirement.
WIndows 10 2004 with microsoft account.
Worked the first time. I am the only user of this home
computer, and this is very convenient.
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