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Jeanette McAllister PhD President / CEO Assistive Technology Tutor <http://www.aheartstaffing.com/> <http://www2.freedomscientific.com/training/JAWS-Certified-Individuals.asp> A Heart Staffing PO Box 1277 Franklin, VA 23851 Direct: 757-346-0708 www.aheartstaffing.com <http://www.aheartstaffing.com/> www.linkedin.com/in/aheartstaffing <http://www.linkedin.com/in/aheartstaffing> Member-National Employment Committee – NFB http://employment.nfb.org/ Member- Virginia State Rehabilitation Council Dept for the Blind and Visually Impaired "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant." --Robert Louis Stevenso From: Peter Tesar [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2016 11:03 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: How do I stop entering a password on log in Hello Jeanette, Well, the check box is checked and I am not prompted for a password. If there is a logon screen, JAWS is not announcing it and I get to the desktop. I no longer need to enter a password. Maybe someone can explain. Am I loging on as an administrator? Am I loging on as a local user with a blank password? Peter t. On 2016-02-24 8:59 AM, Jeanette McAllister wrote: As long as the checkbox is checked it is going to take you to a logon screen. If you uncheck it and reboot, it should not take you to a login screen. Jeanette McAllister PhD President / CEO Assistive Technology Tutor <http://www.aheartstaffing.com/> <http://www2.freedomscientific.com/training/JAWS-Certified-Individuals.asp> A Heart Staffing PO Box 1277 Franklin, VA 23851 Direct: 757-346-0708 www.aheartstaffing.com <http://www.aheartstaffing.com> www.linkedin.com/in/aheartstaffing <http://www.linkedin.com/in/aheartstaffing> Member-National Employment Committee – NFB http://employment.nfb.org/ Member- Virginia State Rehabilitation Council Dept for the Blind and Visually Impaired "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant." --Robert Louis Stevenso From: Peter Tesar [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2016 8:31 AM To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: How do I stop entering a password on log in It worked, thanks to all who responded. I never had to enter a Microsoft account password. I first looked at the run: netplwiz command. There is a check box checked: Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer I left this because I wanted to try changing the password to a new blank password. It worked. Here are the steps: open the settings with windows+ i tab once to the search edit box and type "password" tab once to the list arrow down to: change your password, & press ENTER >From here, proceed to entering the old and tab pasd the 2 new password fields. Selecting "next" and finally "finish". This worked. However now the run command "netplwiz" shows that the check box is still checked. It still indicates that this PC requires a user name and password to use this computer. Perhaps I was always signing on as the administrator. Perhaps I never created a local account. I don't know how additional Internet security works vis-a-vis signing on as an administrator or using a local account.Perhaps someone can explain? Thanks again. Peter T. On 2016-02-24 6:31 AM, Jeanette McAllister wrote: This is how I took the password requirement off of my Windows 10 desktop computer: Press the [Windows] + [R] to open the Run command. Type the netplwiz command and press enter to open the User Accounts dialogue window. Go to the Users tab and clear the User must enter a username and password to use this computer checkbox. You can uncheck the box by pressing spacebar. Tab to and Press the Apply button. You'll need to enter your current password to validate the operation. Type your password in the Password and Confirm Password fields, and press OK The next time you boot up your computer, it will take you directly to your user session (no password required). Jeanette McAllister PhD President / CEO Assistive Technology Tutor <http://www.aheartstaffing.com/> <http://www2.freedomscientific.com/training/JAWS-Certified-Individuals.asp> A Heart Staffing PO Box 1277 Franklin, VA 23851 Direct: 757-346-0708 www.aheartstaffing.com <http://www.aheartstaffing.com> www.linkedin.com/in/aheartstaffing <http://www.linkedin.com/in/aheartstaffing> Member-National Employment Committee – NFB http://employment.nfb.org/ Member- Virginia State Rehabilitation Council Dept for the Blind and Visually Impaired "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant." --Robert Louis Stevenso From: Peter Tesar [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2016 5:11 PM To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: How do I stop entering a password on log in Hello list, When I upgraded to Windows 10 Home Edition, I chose to require a password on logging in. How do I stopthe the password prompt?? I was told (by MS support) that the presence of Norton, and other anti virus programs, prevented some of Windows 10 features from being installed properly. Before upgrading to Windows 10, I chose to remove the third party anti virus program. I thought I would rely on the Windows firewall and Defender. I also thought that requiring a log on password would provide added security. Now I want to log on without the password prompt. I can’t find a way to stop this feature. Going through settings, all that I seem to be able to do is change the password or add a new user account. I haven’t done this, but I assume that If I add a new account, I probably will start out with a blank desktop. I want to avoid going through the setup process that I already did. Is there a way to remove the requirement to sign on to Windows 10, without the password prompt? Thanks, Peter T. 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