Using a password or a pin to login is recommended from a security point of view. However, if you are the sole user of your device and it cannot be physically accessed by anybody else, having auto-login enabled can be a desirable feature in windows. So what exact steps you can take so that you don’t have to type in a password or a pin to log onto your Windows 11 machine? Well, we have the answer for you below. Please do read on.
Logging In Without a Password or Pin
If your pet peeve is merely having to type in a password or pin to login but you still want to prevent unauthorized access to your machine, then you might want to use Windows Hello. Windows Hello is a secure login system that lets you log into the system by using facial recognition, or biometric scans (fingerprint, iris, palm vein). You will, however, need a device with hardware that supports facial recognition (with IR cameras), fingerprint or palm scanning. If you don’t care about the sign-in screen at all then you will first have to disable Windows Hello.
Disable Windows Hello
To disable Windows Hello please follow these steps: Now you are ready to set up Auto Login in Windows 11.
Set Up Auto Login From Settings
You can configure your device to auto login by changing a few options in Windows Settings. Please follow the steps below:
Use the AutoLogon Tool to Enable Auto Login
Windows 11 provides an AutoLogon tool that lets you to easily configure Window’s autologin mechanism. The login credential are encrypted and stored in the registry which allows a specified user to log on automatically. To use the AutoLogon tool, please follow these steps:
Tweak Registry to Enable Auto Login
Windows registry is a database that stores low-level settings for Windows. You can tweak registry values to enable auto login. However, if you accidentally change an unrelated registry entry, it might end up making Windows behave unusually. Therefore, it is recommended that you back-up the registry before attempting the steps below:
Windows 11 Sign in With Password Instead of Pin
If you want to sign-in using a password instead of a PIN code in Windows 11, please follow these steps: Now next time you sign-in, you will need to use the Microsoft account password that is associated with your user account.
Login Without Password Windows 10
