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How to Remove Sign in Password on Windows 10 Computers

By Jennifer | Last Updated

The Windows 10 login password is set to keep your computer in safe status. But for a forgetful person, it is annoying to enter the sign in password each time when he wants to open the computer. Yes, you can remove sign in password on the Windows 10 computer even you forgot the password. For both Microsoft account and local account users, they can get ways below.

Part 1: Remove Windows 10 Microsoft account login password

If you are using a Microsoft account to sign in the Windows 10 computer, you are unable to remove its password as your credentials are linked to your online account. But you can set the computer to sign into automatically without a password or change it to a local account with no password.

  1. Option 1: Configure your computer to sign in automatically without password
  2. Option 2: Switch login option to a local account with no password

Option 1: Configure your computer to sign in automatically without password

In this way, you do not remove the sign in password for the Microsoft account. It just enables you to bypass the password to login Windows 10.

Step 1: Click the Start button on Windows 10 and then enter netplwiz. Select the app to open from the result.

search netplwiz on Windows 10

Step 2: Then in the "Users for this computer" section, select your Microsoft account. After that, uncheck the User must enter a user name and password to use this computer option. When it is done, click the Apply button.

select Microsoft account and uncheck password needed option

Step 3: A prompt will pop out to ask you for the Microsoft account. You need to enter the right user name and password. In the end, you can click the OK button to save the changes.

enter password for confirmation

After that, the password of your Microsoft account still keeps the same. But it is unnecessary for you to enter the password to login Windows 10 computer.

Option 2: Switch login option to a local account with no password

For the Windows 10 Microsoft account users, they can change the account to a local account and set no password to sign in. In this way, they can sign into the computer smoothly.

Step 1: Open Settings > Accounts > Your info and then select Sign in with a local account instead.

click Sign in with a local account

Step 2: Enter your Microsoft account password and click the Next button.

Step 3: Create a username for the account. And then it is no need to set the password.

switch to a local account

Step 4: Click the Next button and the Sign out and finish button.

After that, your Windows 10 is no longer connected to the Microsoft account. You can sign in automatically with the local account.

Part 2: Remove Windows 10 local account sign in password

For the local account, it is much easier to remove any user login password, such as command prompt, control panel, computer management.

Note: 3 methods to change Windows 10 password with default administrator

But if you just want to remove current sign-in administrator password in Windows 10, follow the steps to do in PC settings.

Step 1. Click Start from right edge of the desktop screen, and choose Settings Accounts.

choose settings and accounts in windows 10

Step 2. Tap Sign-in options and under Password, click Change.

choose to change windows 10 sign in password

Step 3. Verify the current password for your administrator.

verify current administrator password

Step 4. Leave the New password, Reenter password, and Password hint fields blank. Click Next and then tap on Finish to remove current user password.

remove sign in password by no settings

finish removing windows 10 sign in password

Now if you sign out and try to sign in with the same administrator again, you will find no password is required to access Windows 10 computer.

Part 3: Remove Sign in Password on Windows 10 If forgot password

If you are locked out of Windows 10 computer and forgot the password, how can you remove sign in password to access Windows 10 computer. Here you can get the free and paid method.

Method 1: Remove sign in password with Windows installation disc for local account [Free]

When you are locked out of Windows 10, you can make use of the Windows 10 installation disc to run command prompt and remove the sign-in password without booting into Windows. But this method can only apply to local account.

Preparation: Windows 10 install cd, Windows 10 computer

Step 1: Enable Command Prompt on Windows 10 login screen.

1. Plug the install CD into Windows 10 computer and power on computer to boot from CD.

2. Press Shift + F10 to open Command Prompt while you see the prompt to install Windows 10 system.

boot windows 10 from install cd

3. Type the commands that could make a copy of utilman.exe and replace it with cmd.exe. (system disk: d:\)

command to change cmd location

replace utilman with cmd

4. Type "wpeutil reboot", press Enter and instantly exit install CD to restart computer from hard drive. Now you can run Command Prompt from ease of access icon on Windows 10 login screen.

Step 2: Remove Windows 10 sign in password with command on login screen.

1. Click the ease of access icon, and Command Prompt is open.

2. Type the net user command to remove Windows 10 login password.

Type command "net user <username> *" and press Enter twice, and the user password will be removed.

command to remove sign in password windows 10

remove sign in password with command on login screen

3. Close Command Prompt window and sign in Windows 10 without password.

Refer to: Reset Windows 10 Local Admin Password Using Command Prompt

Tips:

It doesn't matter if you don't want to restore the cmd.exe and utilman.exe now. But when you want to restore them to original location, just follow the Step 1 to reboot Windows 10 computer from install CD and only need to change the location of utilman.exe back to original folder d:\windows\system32.

Method 2: Remove sign in password of any account with third-party tool [Paid]

If you do not have the Windows 10 install disc, you can find the Windows 10 password removal tool and create the password reset disk at any workable computer. And this method can apply to remove the sign in password of both local account and Microsoft account when you forgot the login password. More importantly, there is no data loss during the entire process.

Preparation:

1. Windows 10 password removal tool: iSunshare Windows 10 Password Genius
2. Writable USB flash drive or CD-ROM

Step 1: Make a bootable USB with Windows 10 Password Genius.

  1. 1. Find another Windows computer to install and run Windows 10 Password Genius.
  2. 2. Insert writable USB drive into this computer and choose it on Windows 10 Password Genius.
  3. 3. With a click on Begin burning button, a bootable USB disk is made successfully in few seconds.

make a bootable usb with windows 10 password genius

Step 2: Remove Windows 10 sign in password after booting from USB disk.

1. Connect the USB disk to your power-off Windows 10 computer.

2. Power on it and boot computer from USB drive successfully.

3. Then on your Windows 10 computer, Windows 10 Password Genius runs and lists all the user accounts and their password information.

select windows 10 user after booting from bootable usb

4. Select the login user (local account) from them and click on Reset Password and then Yes button.

confirm to remove windows 10 sign in password

5. User login password is removed instantly. Tap on Reboot now to restart computer after USB disk remove. Then sign in computer without password. No data loss and damage on your Windows 10 computer.

reboot windows 10 computer

Note:

If your computer has dual system installation, such as Windows 10 and Windows 7, only Windows 10 Password Genius will not work for Windows 7 to remove sign in password. At this moment, if you want to remove sign in password for both Windows 7 and 10 on computer, iSunshare Windows Password Genius will help you, because that applies to all Windows systems.

 

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