The issue of the Windows password that pops up when you turn on your computer is often addressed differently by people.
There are some who don't put it right, leaving it empty; others put it very simple and quick to type, with three or four letters; Finally, there are the prudent ones who set long passwords to be entered every time you turn on the computer or even whenever you wake it up from standby or hibernation.
While the Windows password is essential to have basic computer security, in some cases (for example when it is only us who use it) it can be inconvenient to enter every time and it would be preferable to disable the request on restart or even when resuming the job after locking it.
In this article we see how to manage your access to Windows (both Windows 7 and Windows 10) and how to set a password for an automatic startup of the computer, without having to type in your username and password each time, removing the request each time you do the reboot or login.
READ ALSO: How to lock your Windows PC with password, even automatically
First of all it must be said that the password for logging in to Windows is used to create a first protection on the PC so that other people, even using other computers on the network, cannot take possession of it.
Basically, a password must always be put on the PC and must be longer than three letters (better empty then), following the standard IT security criteria.
As seen in the article on how to enter PCs and look at files and folders, accessing a Windows computer without a password can become very easy if you were inside a subnet and if all these computers are connected to each other on the same router. as happens in any home LAN.
For example, two or three home PCs are connected together; all the PCs of an office or a company can exchange data and files.
The user password on Windows is also very useful on laptops, in case you use it in places with other people around, to lock it when you go to the bathroom or get up for a break.
You can then set the autologon to not have to enter the password every time, both when the computer is restarted and in the case of standby or hibernation.
To remove the password when Windows starts and set autologon and automatic access after restarting or after locking it, you must go to the Start menu and from the Run box write the words control userpasswords2 .
In Windows 10 and Windows 8.1 press the right button on the Start button to find the Run function.
In the window that appears there is a list of all users registered on the computer.
To set up automatic login, simply remove the cross from the item " To use this computer, the user must enter a name and password ".
Pressing on Apply, the user name and password of the account is requested and must be accessed immediately when the PC is turned on.
From now on, restarting the computer, you will no longer find password requests to enter Windows.
The management of computer access in Windows 10 is also configured in the PC Settings, accessible by pressing the gear button from the Start menu.
In Settings> Accounts and then press on Login Options to find the option " Request Access ".
Here you can ask that the password is requested when the PC is reactivated from suspension, or if this should never happen.
Still in the Windows 10 access options, you can configure faster ways to log in, without asking for a password, but with a numeric PIN or with a graphic password.
In another article we saw the user account management guide in Windows 10 to change password, reset it or set it.
An even simpler way of logging into Windows is through the Microsoft Autologon program, especially useful for accessing without a password in Windows 7 after a standby or hibernation state.
Autologon is essential in case you want to automatically wake up a PC at a certain time which becomes a way to turn on the computer by itself (which is impossible literally speaking).
Finally, keep in mind that the Windows logon password remains a protection that can still be easily overcome by those who can put their hands on the computer.
As already seen, the operation of finding and resetting the administrator password on Windows PC is quite easy, as well as accessing Windows without a password and recovering the Windows 10 password or PIN from the lock screen.
There are some who don't put it right, leaving it empty; others put it very simple and quick to type, with three or four letters; Finally, there are the prudent ones who set long passwords to be entered every time you turn on the computer or even whenever you wake it up from standby or hibernation.
While the Windows password is essential to have basic computer security, in some cases (for example when it is only us who use it) it can be inconvenient to enter every time and it would be preferable to disable the request on restart or even when resuming the job after locking it.
In this article we see how to manage your access to Windows (both Windows 7 and Windows 10) and how to set a password for an automatic startup of the computer, without having to type in your username and password each time, removing the request each time you do the reboot or login.
READ ALSO: How to lock your Windows PC with password, even automatically
First of all it must be said that the password for logging in to Windows is used to create a first protection on the PC so that other people, even using other computers on the network, cannot take possession of it.
Basically, a password must always be put on the PC and must be longer than three letters (better empty then), following the standard IT security criteria.
As seen in the article on how to enter PCs and look at files and folders, accessing a Windows computer without a password can become very easy if you were inside a subnet and if all these computers are connected to each other on the same router. as happens in any home LAN.
For example, two or three home PCs are connected together; all the PCs of an office or a company can exchange data and files.
The user password on Windows is also very useful on laptops, in case you use it in places with other people around, to lock it when you go to the bathroom or get up for a break.
You can then set the autologon to not have to enter the password every time, both when the computer is restarted and in the case of standby or hibernation.
To remove the password when Windows starts and set autologon and automatic access after restarting or after locking it, you must go to the Start menu and from the Run box write the words control userpasswords2 .
In Windows 10 and Windows 8.1 press the right button on the Start button to find the Run function.
In the window that appears there is a list of all users registered on the computer.
To set up automatic login, simply remove the cross from the item " To use this computer, the user must enter a name and password ".
Pressing on Apply, the user name and password of the account is requested and must be accessed immediately when the PC is turned on.
From now on, restarting the computer, you will no longer find password requests to enter Windows.
The management of computer access in Windows 10 is also configured in the PC Settings, accessible by pressing the gear button from the Start menu.
In Settings> Accounts and then press on Login Options to find the option " Request Access ".
Here you can ask that the password is requested when the PC is reactivated from suspension, or if this should never happen.
Still in the Windows 10 access options, you can configure faster ways to log in, without asking for a password, but with a numeric PIN or with a graphic password.
In another article we saw the user account management guide in Windows 10 to change password, reset it or set it.
An even simpler way of logging into Windows is through the Microsoft Autologon program, especially useful for accessing without a password in Windows 7 after a standby or hibernation state.
Autologon is essential in case you want to automatically wake up a PC at a certain time which becomes a way to turn on the computer by itself (which is impossible literally speaking).
Finally, keep in mind that the Windows logon password remains a protection that can still be easily overcome by those who can put their hands on the computer.
As already seen, the operation of finding and resetting the administrator password on Windows PC is quite easy, as well as accessing Windows without a password and recovering the Windows 10 password or PIN from the lock screen.
