Turn off windows login windows 8

Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. In reply to A. User's post on April 26, Will see. Before the PIN option was suggested after the last major update, it was the password that I needed to enter logging in, even though it was disabled by the method you wrote.

However, it wasn't everyday that I was asked for the password - it seemed to be totally random. Sometimes I could go for a week without the password, sometimes I was asked for it a few days in a row. So it's too soon to tell whether it worked. Hi VikteS, Let us know if you need any further assistance after a week. It didn't work. I was asked for a password this morning.

I think it's a bug, not just a tricky interface and me not getting it, nothing tricky about unchecking a box, which is still unchecked - I just looked.

Also if you google it, many people are experiencing this problem, and it's going way back. Hi VikteS, After all the above soluton and you are still in the same issue. User's post on April 27, Then, type control userpasswords2, and click OK.

Uncheck the box next Users must enter a user name and a password to use this computer. Type control userpasswords2 there is a space after control and hit enter. Method 2: Remove Password on Windows 8. Also, you can get rid of the password from Windows 8. Step 1 Login to your user Admin i. Your email address will not be published. Windows 8 runs a tight ship by throwing up a lock screen and a log-in screen before you can dive in. But you can easily bypass those screens so you don't have to type your password every time.

Here's how:. Running the netplwiz command to bypass the log-in process also works in previous versions of Windows. But it's especially helpful in Windows 8, where the Lock screen and log-in screens are enabled by default.

Those of you trying out the Windows 8 Release Preview in a crowded office may want to keep the log-in screen turned on. But for anyone who doesn't need the tight security, this process can shave off a couple of steps each time you want to launch Windows 8.

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