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How to Log Into Windows 10 without Password

By Achilles Hill | Last Updated

It is common to forget your Windows password, especially if you use complex password combinations or change your password frequently. You will be locked out of your computer until you have entered the correct Windows password.

How to log into Windows 10 without password? After that, how to disable Windows password or automatically sign in to Windows 10 without password? In this guide, we will share the answers about these queries.

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  1. Part 1: How to Log Into Windows 10 without Password When Forgot
  2. Part 2: How to Disable Windows 10 Login Password

Part 1: How to Log Into Windows 10 without Password When Forgot

How to log in pc if I forgot my PC password? Windows password is the first security wall to prevent your computer data and personal privacy from being compromised, if you forget it, you will be blocked at the computer login page. Before completely erasing the contents of your locked PC, you can try the following methods to remove Windows passwords without losing any data.

Way 1: Lock computer via the user icon in Start Menu.

If you forget your local account password for Windows 10, you can access your locked computer by signing in to your Microsoft account. For Microsoft accounts, you can reset your password online even if you forget it, and after that is done, you can then log in to your computer with the new password.

Step 1: Enter the wrong password a few times and click on the "Reset Password" option that appears on the login screen.

Step 2: On this page you should see the security questions that were set when you associated your Microsoft account on Windows 10.

Step 3: Answer them correctly, then enter and confirm the new password.

Step 4: If you did not set up security questions for your Microsoft account before this, click on the "Forgot password" link to reset your password online.

recover microsoft account password

Way 2: Remove Forgotten Windows Password with a USB Drive

If using a Microsoft account to log into your PC is not a working option, it is obvious that you now need a utility that can remove forgotten passwords without resetting Windows.

Take a look at iSunshare Windows Password Genius, which allows you to create a password reset disk to easily remove forgotten Windows passwords that you can log into windows 10 without password, and you can even get windows 10 admin rights without a password.

Step 1: Download and install iSunshare Windows Password Genius on another accessible computer. After the installation is complete, launch the tool.

Step 2: Insert a USB drive into your computer and click on "USB Device" > "Start burning" to create a password reset disk.

inset a usb device to burn

Then insert the successfully burned USB drive into the locked Windows 10 computer. After that, set the password reset disk as the boot device to start Windows.

set usb as boot device

Step 3: The iSunshare Windows Password Genius application interface will appear on your computer. Select Windows 10 and the user account that you forgot the password, click "Reset Password", and the password of the account will be removed.

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Step 4: Reboot the computer, and you will be able to log in to Windows 10 without password later.

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Part 2: How to Disable Windows 10 Login Password

Setting a password for Windows will keep your computer secure, and if you don't want to repeat the experience of retrieving your Windows password, then disabling the Windows 10 login password is a once-and-for-all solution.

Way 1: Turn off the login password

If you want to log in to Windows 10 without entering your password, then you can turn off or delete the Windows 10 password that you have already set up. Note that this only applies to local accounts, if you are using a Microsoft account to log in to Windows, you will need to use a password.

Option 1: In Window 10 settings, click "Accounts" > "Sign In Options", then select "Never" from the multiple selection boxes under the "Need to sign in" option on the right, and then restart your computer. Now, when you unlock the screen again in Windows 10, you do not need to enter your account password.

never require sign in password

Option 2: Open Settings in Windows 10, navigate to "Accounts" > "Sign-in Options" > "Password", click "Change", and then enter the current password for your account to confirm your identity.

Leave the reset password box blank, then click "Next". Your current account's password will be removed and you can now log in to Windows 10 without a password.

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Way 2: Turn on Auto Login on Windows 10

As mentioned above, the option to remove Windows login password does not apply to Microsoft accounts, but you can enable the automatic login feature on your PC.

Step 1: First, check if the "Facial Recognition (Windows Hello)" feature is disabled in the Windows "Login Options", if not, disable it.

Step 2: Type netplwiz in the taskbar search box and open the Advanced User Account Settings panel as an administrator.

Step 3: Uncheck the "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer" checkbox and click "OK".

Step 4: Specify a user account for automatic login, then enter the account information and click "OK". Restart your computer and you should be automatically logged in to Windows 10.

auto sign in windows

Summary

If you disable the Windows 10 login password, then your computer will be at risk of anyone being able to access it and also increase the access of malware to your computer system, so our advice is that even if you are tired of the step of entering a password, your computer is still worth setting one to protect it. If you unfortunately forget your Windows password again, the password bypass tool - iSunshare Windows Password Genius will come in handy.

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