Wondering how to automatically login to Windows without password? We can help you.

If we want to login to Windows 10, we have to enter a password for a local or Microsoft (online) account each time. Though this provides a certain level of device protection against access by third parties it causes inconvenience for home users as it increases the time to access the device’s desktop.

To get rid of this inconvenience we can use Automatic login. However, it reduces the security of the computer. Therefore, autologin should only be turned on if we are the only computer user and we are sure that no one else can get physical access to the device. Otherwise, it will risk the safety of personal data.

Here at Bobcares, we fix these similar issues as a part of our Server Management Services. Today we will see how our Support Engineers fix this issue for our customers.

Methods to Automatically login to Windows without Password

Following are the methods that our Support Techs follow to Automatically log in to Windows without Password

1. Disable Windows 10 Login Password via the User Account Settings

The easiest way to disable password login on Windows 10 is to set the appropriate option in the User Account settings dialog box.

1. Firstly, in the Run prompt, enter the following command:

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2. Then from the list of local user accounts, uncheck the option “User must enter a username and password to use this computer” and save changes (OK).

3. After that, enter the user account and password (twice) that we need to use for automatic login and click “OK”.

4. Finally, restart the computer.

2. How to Turn On Automatic Logon in Windows via the Registry

Another method to automatically log in to Windows without password is to turn on Automatic login via the registry.

This method of autologin is less secure as the registry will store the password as plain text and can be viewed by any local user.

Following are the steps to turn on automatic login via registry:

1. Firstly, type regedit in the Run prompt.

2. Then go to the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

3. And change the value of the registry parameter AutoAdminLogon from 0 to 1

4. After that, create a new string parameter DefaultDomainName, specify the domain name or a local computer name as its value.

5. Then close the Registry Editor and restart the computer.

To enable autologin through the registry, we can use the following commands (replace root and P@ssword with username and password, WORKGROUP should be replaced with the name of AD domain if the domain account used):

reg add “HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon” /v AutoAdminLogon /t REG_SZ /d 1 /f
reg add “HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon” /v DefaultUserName /t REG_SZ /d root /f
reg add “HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon” /v DefaultPassword /t REG_SZ /d P@ssword /f
reg add “HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon” /v ForceAutoLogon /t REG_SZ /d 1 /f
reg add “HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon” /v DefaultDomainName /t REG_SZ /d WORKGROUP /f
reg add “HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon” /v IgnoreShiftOvveride /t REG_SZ /d 1 /f
reg add “HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon” /v AutoLogonCount /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /fCopy Code

Alternatively, we can use a PowerShell script to save the user’s login information to the registry:

$Username =’bob’
$Pass = ‘Bob$uperP@ss’
$RegistryPath = ‘HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon’
Set-ItemProperty $RegistryPath ‘AutoAdminLogon’ -Value “1” -Type String
Set-ItemProperty $RegistryPath ‘DefaultUsername’ -Value $Username -type String
Set-ItemProperty $RegistryPath ‘DefaultPassword’ -Value $Pass -type String
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3. Disable Password Prompt after Sleep/Hibernation in Windows 10

Using GPO, we can turn off the password request when the computer wakes up from sleep or hibernation.

We can do this using the following steps:

1. First, run the gpedit.msc console.

2. Then go to the policy section Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System -> Power Management -> Sleep Settings.

3. After that, disable the GPO parameters “Require a password when a computer wakes (on battery)” and “Require a password when a computer wakes on battery (plugged in)”.

4. Enable Secure Automatic Logon without a Password Using AutoLogon Tool

For a more secure automatic logon to Windows 10, we can use the free AutoLogon for Windows tool.

We can do this using the following steps:

1. First we have to download and run Autologon.exe (or autologon64.exe) as an administrator.

2. Then accept the terms of the license agreement.

3. Specify the user account, domain, and user password under which we want to perform autologin and press the Enable button:

Autologon successfully configured. The autologon password is encrypted.

4. A window will appear in which it is indicated that the autologon is enabled.

We can set user credentials to automatically log on to Windows using the Autologon command-line options. To configure Windows autologin for a user, we can use the following command:

autologon64.exe USER_NAME DOMAIN PASSWORD /accepteulaCopy Code

To disable automatic logon to Windows 10 without a password, just click on the Disable button.

How to fix “Microsoft Removes User AutoLogin in Windows 10 20H1/20H2”

Starting with build Windows 10 2004 (20H1), Microsoft decided to remove the option to configure automatic login for local accounts in the User Control Panel. If we are using a local Windows login account and not a Microsoft account (MSA), then the “User must enter a username and password to use this computer” option is not displayed.

To show the option used to disable password login on Windows 10 20H2, open the powershell.exe console and edit the registry:

New-ItemProperty -Path “HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\PasswordLess\Device” -Name DevicePasswordLessBuildVersion -Value 0 -Type Dword –ForceCopy Code

This registry key value disables the Windows 10 option “Require Windows Hello sign-in for Microsoft accounts” setting.

Finally, close and restart the netplwiz console and make sure the checkbox appears.

Thus, we can configure auto login without a password on the latest Windows 10 builds (20H1 and 20H2).

We cannot uncheck the option “User must enter a username and password to use this computer” on the computer joined to the Active Directory domain due to the default domain password policy.

In this case, the easiest way to disable password requests on the login screen is through the registry as described above.
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