When your computer wakes up from sleep, it asks for your account password to sign in. Without the password, you cannot use your computer. As you can assume, this is a security feature to protect your system from unauthorized usage. However, there might be situations where you want to disable the password on wakeup. For example, maybe you are the only one using your computer, you put your computer to sleep frequently, need quick and easy access, etc. Whatever the reason, if you don’t mind the reduced security, you can disable password on sleep wakeup in Windows 11 using the Settings app.
In this article, I will show you how to stop Windows from asking for the password after sleep in simple steps. Let’s get started.
Before You Begin
- You need administrator rights to disable the password prompt after waking from sleep in Windows.
Steps to Disable Password After Sleep in Windows 11
- Use “Windows key + I” to open Settings.
- Go to the “Accounts” tab on the sidebar.
- Click the “Sign-in options” option.
- Select “Never” from the “If you’ve been away, when should Windows require you to sign in again?” dropdown menu.
- When prompted, type your PIN or password and press Enter.
- Close the Settings window.
- Restart your computer.
- With that, Windows 11 will not ask for the password on wakeup from sleep.
Detailed Steps (With Screenshots)
First, open the Settings app by pressing the “Windows key + I” shortcut. You can also right-click the Start button on the taskbar and select “Settings”. Once it opens, go to the “Accounts” tab on the sidebar and click the “Sign-in options” option on the right page.
On this page, scroll down to the “If you’ve been away, when should Windows require you to sign in again?” dropdown menu and select “Never“.
When you select the option, Windows prompts you for the admin password or PIN. Type it and press “Enter” and you are done.
From now on, password protection is disabled when you wake your PC from sleep. i.e., Windows will no longer ask for the password when resume your PC from sleep.
Wrapping Up — Stopping Windows From Asking for Password After Sleep
As you can see, if you don’t want to type the password or PIN to log in after sleep wakeup, disabling it is pretty easy. Keep in mind the reduced security and only do it if you are sure the password protection is not necessary or that no one going to use your computer without your permission. In fact, if you think password protection is not necessary, you can also disable the login password and sign in automatically when start Windows 11 and turn off the automatic lock in Windows 11.
