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Windows login password is designed to secure personal data on your computer, however, it is not mandatory to set it. Sometimes, it may inconvenience you, for example, when you forget your login password. Do you want to bypass the password and automatically log in to Windows 10 without a password?
In this article, we will discuss two scenarios. One is when you still remember your Windows 10 password but want to skip it the next time you log in. The other scenario is how to bypass Windows 10 login screen when you don't remember the password. Let's get to the point.
When you can sign in Windows 10 with a user account, whatever the account type, you can bypass Windows 10 login without any software.
1. Log into Windows 10 computer with user and password you know.
2. Press Win + R to open Run box.
3. Type "netplwiz" in Run box and press Enter.
4. In User Accounts dialog, under Users tab, select a user account used to automatically login to Windows 10 from then on.
5. Uncheck the option "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer".
6. In pop-up dialog, enter the chosen user password and click OK.
7. Restart Windows 10 and you can bypass Windows 10 login screen and directly access computer.
This is a common way for people to disable password login on accessible Windows 7/8/10 computer.
Now let's learn how to remove Windows 10 login password when you have available administrator account to access computer. The account will grant you administrative privileges to change or remove another user password in Windows PC settings, Control Panel or with Command Prompt etc.
Step 1: Now access Windows 10 with administrator (local account) and open PC settings.
Step 2: Choose Accounts and navigate to Sign-in options. Click Change button under Password.
Step 3: Remove Windows 10 login password.
1. Type current user password and click Next.
2. Don't type anything in New Password and Reenter Password, Password hint box. Click Next and Finish.
Note:
If you find you can't log into Windows 10, please follow case 2 to bypass Windows 10 login without password. It would just guide you to remove Windows 10 forgotten login password with password reset disk or powerful Windows 10 password removal tool. Nothing would be changed on your computer except the Windows 10 login password.
When Windows 10 login password is forgotten or lost, try these ways if you want to bypass Windows 10 password and automatically login computer next time.
While you forgot Windows 10 local account password, please think about if you have a Windows 10 password reset disk created previously for this user account. If you have, don't hesitate to remove and bypass Windows 10 forgotten login password with it.
Power on your Windows 10 computer and go to login screen. Select the user which has a password reset disk and deliberately type a incorrect password. While it says the password is incorrect, click OK and Reset password link.
Step 1: Insert reset disk and click Reset password link under password box on Windows 10 login screen.
Step 2: Password Reset Wizard runs and you just need to follow it to remove Windows 10 login password.
Choose inserted password reset disk. And when it asks you to reset a new password for user account, don't type anything and click Next and Finish button. Exit password reset disk at last and you can start and login Windows 10 without password.
Related video: How to create and use Windows 10 password reset disk
If you find the password reset disk used above still cannot help to bypass Windows 10 login password, or the login user is Microsoft account, iSunshare Windows 10 Password Genius will help you a lot. It will directly remove forgotten local account and Microsoft account password for Windows 10 logon. Then when computer reboots, login password would be bypassed.
Step 1: Get Windows 10 Password Genius and install it on an available computer.
Step 2: Run it to create a bootable USB (CD) for Windows 10 computer.
1. Insert USB flash drive or CD-ROM into accessible computer.
2. Run the Windows 10 password tool and choose USB device or CD/DVD on it.
3. Select inserted device from drop-down list and click Begin burning button.
4. When Burning Successfully message pops up, click OK to finish creating Windows 10 bootable USB.
Step 3: Boot locked Windows 10 computer from bootable USB.
Connect the bootable USB to locked Windows 10 computer. And power on computer to boot from USB.
Step 4: Remove Windows 10 login password.
When Windows 10 Password Genius runs on locked computer, select the local user(administrator) or Microsoft account you want to sign in windows 10 without password. Then tap on Reset Password button. Click Yes on dialog that asks you "Do you want to set this user password to blank?"
Go back to user list on Windows 10 Password Genius, and you can see the user password has been blank. It means you have successfully remove Windows 10 login password.
Step 5: Reboot computer and bypass Windows 10 password to login to computer.
Click Reboot button and click Yes on pop-up dialog, then disconnect bootable USB before Windows 10 really starts. Instantly, you will be allowed to bypass password to login Windows 10 computer.
If you neither have a password reset disk nor want to use third-party software to remove Windows 10 sign in password, is there another solution? The answer is yes, but it requires you to have another administrator account on your computer.
When you forget the password for a user account and get locked out of the computer, you can log in it with another administrator account. Once you access the system, you can either reset the password or just remove it to avoid facing the same trouble again later.
Step 1: On the Windows 10 login screen, select another administrator account with a known password to log in.
Step 2: After successfully logging in, open the "Control Panel".
Step 3: Select "User Accounts" > "Manage another account" in the "Control Panel" menu, and then click on the user account with the lost password.
Step 4:Click on the "Change the Password" option, then enter and confirm the new password.
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