Windows 10, like its predecessor, also comes with multiple options to sign in to the user accounts. However, what if you don’t want any security layers in between and want to auto-login in Windows 10?

Disabling login credentials allows you to log in without inputting a password

  • Windows 10 has built-in security measures to protect its users.

  • Every time you open your PC, you need to input a passcode in order to access it.

  • Users have been looking for ways to enable auto-login on Windows 10, to avoid having to do this every time.

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To secure the Windows users account, you can either use the long and secure password, 6-digit pin, or even biometric sign-in if your system supports it.

However, if you don’t want to punch in a PIN or password for each login, you can enable auto login in Windows 10.

In this article, we walk you through the steps to enable auto login in Windows 10.

How to enable autologin in Windows 10?

There are two ways to achieve this. You can disable login credentials directly from the User Accounts control or you can edit the registry.

1. Configure User Accounts settings

1. Press Windows Key + R to open the Run dialog.

  1. In the Run dialog box, type netplwiz and click OK. This will open the User Accounts window.

  2. Uncheck the Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer box.

  3. Click Apply.

  4. When prompted to user credentials, enter the username and password to disable password-based login. You may have to enter the username and password twice.

  5. Click OK to save and exit the window.

  6. On the next restart, you will be able to log in without entering a password for you account.

You can remove the necessity to input a password every time you open your PC by disabling the login credentials. This can be done from the User Accounts menu in Control Panel.

2. Edit the Registry Editor

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  • Before making any changes to the registry, create a system restore point. It will allow you to restore the PC to normal if something goes wrong.

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Edit registry files

  • Press Windows Key + R to open Run.
  • Type regedit and click OK to open the Registry Editor.
  • In the Registry Editor navigate to the following location:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
  • From the right-pane, double-click on DefaultUserName entry.
  • Type your user name and click OK.
  • Next, double-click on the DefaultPassword entry. Type your password and click OK.
  • In case the DefaultPassword entry does not exist, you need to create it manually. Here is how to do it. If you see the DefaultPassword entry, jump to step 11.
  • On the Edit menu, click New and select String Value.
  • Name it as DefaultPassword and hit enter.
  • Double-click DefaultPassword, type your password and click OK.
  • On the Edit menu, click New and select String Value.
  • Name it as AutoAdminLogon and hit enter.
  • Double-click on AutoAdminLogon entry.
  • In the Edit String box, type 1 in the Value field and click OK.
  • Exit Registry Editor.
  • Restart your computer. You can now log on automatically without entering the password.

Note: We need to mention that this second solution only works for Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2.

We hope that our solutions helped you enable auto login on your PC. Let us know in the comments section below if you have any questions about this topic.

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