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How to disable password when logging into computer on Windows 10/7. What to do if you forgot your password to log into your account

 

How to disable password when logging into computer on Windows 10/7. What to do if you forgot your password to log into your account

When configuring the Windows operating system for the first time, the user is prompted to set a password. In most cases, this protection is not required on a home PC. In this article, we will take a closer look at several ways to disable a password in Windows 7 and Windows 10.


How to remove password in Windows 7

Despite the long-standing release of WIndows 7, the developers have provided for users several variations of disabling the password at login. In the sections below, we'll go over the most useful methods.


How to remove password in Windows 7 before logging in

In most cases, the user will be helped by special third-party software, for example, Active Password Changer, Lazersoft Recover My Password or WinPassKey. Otherwise, just use the Windows installation disc.

In this method, you can also preload the operating system installation files onto a flash drive. A prerequisite is the presence of the same version of Windows on one of the media, for example, Home or Professional. Follow a few steps to reset your password.


Insert the drive before booting the system and go to BIOS. The most commonly used keys to enter BIOS are “F2” or “Del”, but there are exceptions in the video “F1” and “Esc.” Look for the “Boot” section or a similar menu. Select the appropriate partition to boot the system from disk or flash drive. To do this, you need to move this section higher in the list. We save the changes and restart the computer.

In most cases, to exit the BIOS with saving changes, you must press the "F10" key and click on the "Yes" button, but in rare cases, other options can be used. Use the "Exit" section of the main menu and use the "Save & Exit Setup" item.

After loading the disc in the language selection window, click "Next".

We use the "System Restore" button and wait a while to find the installed operating system.

Select the system used and click "Next".

In the list of sections, select "Command line" and in the window that opens, enter "regedit" without quotes. The Registry Editor will open on the screen.

Open the "HKEY_LOKAL_MACHINE" folder and press the "File" button. In the list of actions, use the item "Load hive" and follow the path "Windows / System32 / config".

In the folder that opens, select the "SYSTEM" file.

In the field that appears, enter an arbitrary name for the section, for example, "2021" without quotes. Open the "HKEY_LOKAL_MACHINE" folder and go to the newly created section. Go to "Setup" and find the "CmdLine" parameter

Right-click on it and press the "Change" button. In the window that opens, enter "cmd.exe" without quotes and click "OK" to save the changes.

Change in the above way the value of the "SetupType" parameter from "0" to "2" without quotes. Click "OK" to save the changes and click on the created section, for example, "2021", with the left mouse button.

Go to the "File" section and use the "Unload bush" button. We reboot the computer. You can first pull out the drive and return the system boot settings to their original state.

After Windows boots up, a command line will immediately appear, in which we enter "net user" without quotes and press the "Enter" key. For example, "net user Admin". If nothing is specified after entering the username, the password will not be set, so the user will be able to log in immediately. You can also use the "net user" command to see all the available system profiles. Enter "exit" and press "Enter". After starting the system, enter a new password and enter Windows.

In rare cases, adding a new system profile may come in handy. You will have to create a new user, add him to the Administrators workgroup, and remove him from the regular users group. To do this, after opening the command line, do the following:

  1. Enter "net user password_name / add" without quotes and press "Enter".
  2. Enter "net localgroup Administrators name / add" without quotes and press "Enter".
  3. Enter "net localgroup user name / delete" without quotes and press "Enter".

How to remove password in Windows 7 via command line

The fastest way to disable password on Windows 7. To do this, follow these steps:

  1. Open the start menu and enter "cmd" in the search box without quotes.
  2. Open the command line, enter the "net user" command without quotes and press the "Enter" key. All available profiles in the system will be displayed in the window.
  3. We enter "net user 'username' *" without quotes, where instead of "'username'" you need to insert the current profile name. For example, enter "net user Reminaru *" and press "Enter" to remove the password.
  4. Press "Enter" twice to set an empty password and confirm this action.

How to remove password in Windows 7 through user accounts

This method will help to remove the password on a personal computer using the "Run" function. To do this, follow these steps:

  1. Click on "Start" and use the "Run" button.
  2. Enter the command "control userpassword2" without quotes and click "OK".
  3. In the "Users" tab, double-click the left mouse button on the user, delete all values ​​in the "Password" and "Password confirmation" items.
  4. It is also necessary to uncheck the "Require username and password" checkbox.

How to disable password in Windows 7 through Control Panel

One of the simplest ways that does not require additional skills from the user. To do this, use our instructions:

  1. Open the Start menu and go to Control Panel.
  2. Select "Large Icons" in the upper right corner of the window and go to the "User Accounts" section.
  3. Click the "Delete your password" button, in the window that opens, enter the current password and use the "Delete password" button to confirm the action.

How to remove password in Windows 10

On the current operating system from Microsoft, there are several different ways to disable the password. Below we will analyze all the most convenient options for the user.


How to remove password in Windows 10 before logging in

The principle of resetting a password with a bootable disk has not changed much. In this option, you must first write the operating system installation files to a flash drive or disk. A prerequisite is the presence of the same version of Windows on one of the media, for example, Home or Professional. Follow these steps to reset your password:

  1. Insert the drive and open the BIOS before booting the system.
  2. Find the “Boot” hard drive priority section or a similar menu.
  3. Select the appropriate partition to boot the system from disk or flash drive. To do this, you need to move this section to the very top of the list.
  4. We save all the changes and restart the computer.
  5. After loading the disc in the language selection window, press the key combination "Shift + F10", which will open the command line.
  6. Since the system letter changes in most cases when working with a boot disk, you will first have to find the correct path.
  7. Enter "notepad" and open "Explorer" using the key combination "Ctrl + O".
  8. Click on the button "This computer" and find the disk with the system. Most often it is renamed from "C" to "D".
  9. We close the window and notepad.

Now you need to replace one of the login utilities with the command line. Below we will use the Sticky Keys feature:

  1. Type “move d: /windows/system32/sethc.exe d: /windows/system32/sethc2.exe” into the command line without quotes and press Enter.
  2. Also enter the line "move d: /windows/system32/cmd.exe d: /windows/system32/sethc.exe" without quotes in the command line and press "Enter".
  3. These actions will replace sticky with the command line. Also note that instead of the indicated regular slashes, you must use backslashes, as in the screenshot.

Restart your computer and on the login or lock screen, press the Shift key five times. A command line will appear, in which we enter "net user" without quotes and press the "Enter" key. For example, "net user Reminaru". If nothing is specified after entering the username, the password will not be set, so the user will be able to log in immediately.

You can also use the "net user" command to see all the available system profiles. Enter "exit" and press "Enter". After starting the system, enter a new password and enter Windows.


If there is no way to go to the current system profile, you must do the following in the command line:

  1. Enter "net user Administrator / active: yes" without quotes and press "Enter".
  2. We reboot the computer and log into the system using the created administrator profile.
  3. Disconnect this user of the system and disable the password from the main one using any of the methods specified in this material.

How to remove password in Windows 10 before logging in without a boot disk

Not all users have the downloaded system files on the drive, so you can use another method to log on to Windows, in which you have to change the accessibility key. To do this, take a few steps.

When the screen with entering the password appears, hold down the "Shift" key and click on the "Restart computer" button. We confirm the action by selecting the item "Continue anyway". We go to "Troubleshooting", select "Advanced options".

Open "Command Prompt", enter "dir" without quotes and press "Enter". Enter "cd windows / system32" without quotes and press "Enter". Use a backslash instead of a regular slash

Enter "ren Utilman.exe Utilmanold.exe" without quotes and press "Enter". Also enter "copy cmd.exe Utilman.exe" without quotes and press "Enter".

We restart the computer and immediately click on the accessibility button. In some cases, it may not start, so you will need to restart the system and quickly press the key. Enter "net user" without quotes and press the "Enter" key. For example, "net user Reminaru". If nothing is specified after entering the username, the password will not be set, so the user will be able to log in immediately.

You can also use the "net user" command to see all the available system profiles. Enter "exit" and press "Enter". After starting the system, enter a new password and enter Windows.

The above method does not work on the latest builds of Windows, because when saving all files or resetting data without a drive, the system asks for a password from the Microsoft account, so you will have to delete all data on the hard drive and return the operating system to its original state.


When the screen with entering the password appears, hold down the "Shift" key and click on the "Restart computer" button. We confirm the action by selecting the item "Continue anyway". We go to "Troubleshooting" and click on "Return the computer to its original state."

We use the item "Delete everything" and click on "Completely clean the disk". After the notification appears, click on the "Reset" button. After recovery, access to the system will be open, and all other hard drives except the system one will save all available information. Otherwise, you will have to use reset programs, for example, PassFab 4WinKey.


How to disable password in Windows 10 through "Options"

This method will help disable automatic password prompt when entering the operating system or exiting sleep and hibernation modes. Do not forget to disable login via PIN beforehand:

  1. Go to "Options" and open the "Accounts" section.
  2. Click on "Sign-in options" and in the "PIN-code for Windows Hello" section apply the "Delete" button.
  3. We confirm the action to complete it.

To disable the password, follow these steps:

  1. Open "Options" and go to the "Accounts" section.
  2. Click on "Sign-in options" and move the checkbox under "Require Windows Hello sign-in for Microsoft accounts" to the "Off" position.
  3. In the "Login required" section in the drop-down list, set "Never" and in the "Dynamic blocking" item, uncheck the box next to "Allow Windows to automatically block the device in your absence."
  4. It is also recommended to set the "On" position at the very bottom of the window in the "Use my login information to automatically complete the device configuration after a restart or update" item so that the operating system always logs in automatically.

How to disable Windows 10 password under Power Options

Another way that relieves the user of the password when turning on the sleep function on a personal computer. It should be borne in mind that this method is not available on all devices. For this:

  1. In the lower left corner of the screen, use the search button, enter "Control Panel" and open it.
  2. In the upper right corner of the window, enter "Power supply" and use the left mouse button to go to the next menu.
  3. Next to the selected power plan, click on the "Power plan settings" button and click on "Change additional power settings".
  4. We use the button "Change parameters that are currently unavailable" and in the uppermost specified item in the list, select "No" next to the section "Require the password to be entered upon waking up".

How to disable password in Windows 10 through user accounts

One of the easiest ways to disable a password in Windows 10. To do this, follow a few simple steps:

  1. Press the key combination "Win + R" and in the window that opens, enter "control userpasswords2" or "netplwiz" without quotes. Both options will open the User Accounts window.
  2. Left-click on the desired profile in the list and uncheck the box "Require username and password".
  3. Press the "Apply" button to save the changes and use "OK" to exit the open window.
  4. If this item is missing, then use the instructions above and disable the password through the "Options" menu.
  5. If the required item is also missing in the "Parameters" menu, then press the key combination "Win + R" and enter "cmd" in the window that opens.
  6. Enter the text “reg add“ HKLMSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionPasswordLessDevice ”/ v DevicePasswordLessBuildVersion / t REG_DWORD / d 0” shown in the screenshot and press the “Enter” button to save the changes.
  7. After restarting the computer, the missing item should appear, so repeat the above steps again.

How to disable password in Windows 10 via Registry Editor

In Windows 10, there is another unique method that will be useful for removing a password. It should be borne in mind that Windows 10 Home does not have a local group policy editor, so the following instruction is only suitable for Professional and Enterprise versions:

  1. Press the button combination "Win + R" and enter "gpedit.msc" without quotes.
  2. In the window that opens, follow the path "Computer Configuration / Administrative Templates / System / Power Management / Hibernation Settings".
  3. We find two lines "Require a password when exiting sleep mode", differing in power modes.
  4. In turn, open each item by double-clicking the left mouse button and put the "Disabled" marker on the left side of the window that opens.
  5. Press the "Apply" button to save the changes and exit the window with "OK".

To disable the password on Windows 10 Home, you must use the standard registry editor:

  1. Open search in the lower left corner of the screen and enter "Registry Editor".
  2. We follow the path "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE / SOFTWARE / Policies / Microsoft / Power / PowerSettings / 0e796bdb-100d-47d6-a2d5-f7d2daa51f51". In the absence of the specified sections, you must create them.
  3. In the last folder, create two DWORD parameters named "ACSettingIndex" and "DCSettingIndex".
  4. Open each one in turn and set the value to "0".
  5. Close the editor window and restart your computer. From now on, the system will not ask for a password to log in.

How to remove Windows 10 password via command line

One of the fastest ways to disable a password in Windows 10. Using this option, you just need to know the system username and then use a few simple commands:

  1. Press the "Win + R" keys at the same time and enter "cmd" without quotes.
  2. Open the command line, enter "net user" without quotes and press the "Enter" key. All available profiles in the system will be displayed in the window.
  3. Remember the name of your profile and enter "net user 'username" "" "without quotes, where instead of"' username "you need to insert the correct profile name. For example, enter “net user Reminaru" "" and press "Enter" to remove the password.
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