By default, you have to enter the password or PIN to log into Windows 11. However, what if you want to login without the password. In that case, you can turn on automatic sign-in on Windows 11. Once enabled, you can sign into Windows 11 without typing the password.
The auto login feature in Windows 11 is very help in cases such as when you are only person using your computer, need quick and easy access as soon as you turn on your PC, configuring the PC in a public space, etc. The automatic sign-in not only makes the login process easy but also saves a lot of time at the cost security.
In this quick and easy tutorial, I will show you the steps to turn on automatic sign-in in Windows 11. Let’s get started.
Before You Start
- You need administrator rights to enable the automatic login in Windows 11.
- Once you configure auto login in Windows 11, anyone who has physical access to the computer can login without the password.
Enable Automatic Sign-in in Windows 11 (Login Without Password)
We can configure and turn on sign-in in Windows 11 using the Netplwiz tool. Here’s how to do it.
- Press “Windows key + I” to open Settings.
- Go to the “Accounts” > “Sign-in Options” page.
- Turn OFF the “For improved security, only allow Windows Hello sign-in for Microsoft accounts on this device (Recommended)” option.
- Next, press “Windows key + R” to open the Run dialog.
- Enter “netplwiz” in the Run dialog and click “OK“.
- Select the user account for which you want to turn on automatic sign-in.
- Uncheck the “Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer” checkbox and click “OK“.
- Type the user password when prompted and click “OK“.
- Close all open windows and restart your computer.
- The system should automatically log into your user account.
Detailed Steps (With Screenshots)
Before enabling automatic sign-in you need to disable Windows Hello sign-in. Otherwise, you cannot enable the auto login. To do that, open the Settings app by pressing the “Windows key + I” shortcut. Next, go to the “Accounts” > “Sign-in options” page.
Here, turn OFF the “For improved security, only allow Windows Hello sign-in for Microsoft accounts on this device (Recommended)” toggle. Close the Setting window, if you want.

Once you’ve done that, open the Run dialog by pressing the “Windows key + R” shortcut. Next, type “netplwiz“, in the dialog box and click “OK“. Of course, as with all programs, you can also search and open Netplwiz from the Start menu.

After opening the Netplwiz tool, select your user account for which you want to enable automatic sign-in under the “Users of this computer” section. Next, uncheck the “Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer” checkbox and click “OK” to save the change.
Note: If you did not disable Windows Hello sign-in as shown in the first steps, the “Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer” checkbox will be missing. So, if you don’t see this checkbox, follow the first step and then try again.

As soon as you click the “OK” button, Windows will prompt for the user password. Type the user password twice in the available fields and click “OK“.

Finally, close all open windows and restart your computer. After restarting, the system will login automatically. You don’t have to enter the password to login.
Disable Automatic Sign-in in Windows 11
If you no longer want Windows 11 to sign-in automatically, here’s how to disable it.
- Use “Windows key + R” to open Run.
- Enter “netplwiz” in the Run dialog and click “OK“.
- Select the user account.
- Select the “Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer” checkbox.
- Click the “OK” button.
- Restart your PC.
That’s it. The automatic sign-in is disabled and from now on, Windows will ask for password, PIN, or fingerprint when logging in.
Wrapping Up — Automatic Login Without Entering Password in Windows 11
As you can see, thanks to the “netplwiz” tool, configuring Windows 11 to login automatically is fairly simple. You caan follow the same steps for Windows 10 auto login too. Like I said earlier, you need to disable the Windows Hello sign-in for the auto login to work. So, if you don’t see the “Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer” checkbox, make you’ve disabled the Windows Hello sign.
If you have any questions or need help, comment below. I’ll be happy to assist.