If you don’t like the extra step of logging into your computer with a password, you can remove the user account password in Windows. By default, Windows encourages users to password-protect user accounts. In fact, when you first create a user account, you must go through the password creation wizard.
Generally, password protection is a good thing because it protects your user account from unauthorized access. However, there might be use cases, such as single-user computers, public systems, media PCs, etc., where removing the Windows password is useful. For example, on my family computer, I’ve removed the password for a shared user account so that anyone in my household can easily log in and do their work.
Whatever your specific use case is, if you disable password authentication for your user account, you can easily remove it with just a few clicks. In this tutorial, I will show the steps to remove login password on Windows 11 and Windows 10. Let’s get started.
Before You Begin
- You need the current user account password to remove the password on Windows.
- The methods below are tested to work on Windows 11 and Windows 10.
Remove User Account Password for Microsoft Account
If you are using an online account i.e., a Microsoft account to sign in to your Windows machine, you cannot remove the user account password. This is because you are using your Microsoft account password to log in and it’s needed to protect your MS account.
However, you can do the next best thing. That is, you can bypass the Windows login screen altogether by enabling automatic sign-in (on Windows 10). Once you configure the password bypass settings, Windows will automatically log you in.
The good thing is, you can also use this method with local user accounts giving you the best of both worlds. i.e., you don’t have to remove the password but don’t have to enter it either.
Remove Windows Password For Local Accounts
If you are using a local user account and want to disable password protection, follow these steps:
- Press “Windows key + I” to open Settings.
- Go to the “Accounts” page.
- Click the “Sign-in options” option.
- Click the “Password” option and then the “Change” button.
- Enter you current password and click “Next“.
- Leave all fields empty and click “Next“.
- Click the “Finish” button.
- With that, you’ve removed Windows password.
Detailed Steps (With Screenshots)
First, open the Settings app as always. You can do it by pressing the “Windows key + I” keyboard shortcut. Once it opens, go to the “Accounts” page and click the “Sign-in Options” option.
Note: On Windows 10, the “Sign-in Option” option is on the left sidebar.
On this page, you will see a bunch of authentication methods. Here, click the “Password” option and then click on the “Change” button.
You will be prompted to enter the current password before you can change or remove it. So, enter the current password and click the “Next” button.
After successful authentication, you will be prompted for a new password. Leave all the blanks empty and click on the “Next” button.
Finally, click on the “Finish” button and you are done. Since we did not set any password, you’ve successfully removed the user account password on Windows.
Wrapping Up — Removing Password on Windows
As you can see, if you don’t want password authentication on your computer, you can follow one of two methods. The first method doesn’t remove the password but enables automatic login, so you don’t have to enter it manually. This method works for both Microsoft accounts and local accounts. On the other hand, the second method completely disables password protection but is only applicable to local accounts.
If you have any questions or need help, comment below and I’ll be happy to assist. Also, did you know that you can also remove security questions in Windows 11 & 10 for local accounts? Do check out the tutorial.
