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After spending a significant amount of time searching for a way to remove the password requirement when Windows 10/11 boots, we have found a simple solution:
It worked for us.
And the same approach can be used to change a Windows 10/11 startup password.
Even simpler and no need to change the existing password.
Open the User Accounts Wizard (Win + r Netplwiz.exe)
Highlight the specific user account you want to automatically sign in at bootup.
Uncheck the “Users must enter a username and password to use this computer” box at the top and click OK.
Windows will now boot to that user account without a password prompt but, if needed, the user can still use their existing password for other actions!
From the Minitool Tips site: Use Netplwiz to Enable/Disable Auto Login on Windows 10/11
According to this site, that only happens if you have a Microsoft account configured on the computer (I don’t) and the fix is to turn off the Require Windows Hello sign-in for Microsoft accounts under Settings > Accounts > Sign-in options.
BTW, turning off the “must use password” option doesn’t actually remove the password, it just doesn’t prompt for it when Windows boots.
If you have multiple accounts and switch to a different one and then back to the auto-login account (or just chose the Logoff option), it will still prompt for a password before it lets you back in (BTDT.)
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