Disable password when resuming from sleep mode. Disable the password prompt on wakeup in Windows. How to disable the password prompt when waking from sleep in Registry Editor or Local Group Policy Editor

In order to protect the personal data of the computer user, the Windows 10 operating system, by default, during installation, sets the ability to log in to the account only with a password. The password is set when setting up Windows or taken from your Microsoft account if the computer is connected to the Internet during activation of the operating system. If such security measures are necessary on laptops, since portable computers may end up away from home, then on stationary home system units there is almost never a need for them. In this instruction, we will tell you how to disable the password when logging into Windows 10 and resuming the computer from sleep mode.

Remove password activation when the computer wakes from sleep mode

Computer sleep mode allows you to save energy and preserve the reserves of the computer's hardware, which gets the opportunity to rest. In the power settings, the user can choose how long after the Windows operating system goes into sleep mode if there is no activity. Many people do not configure this setting, and after 5 minutes the computer goes into sleep mode. Upon exiting, you are required to enter a password, but this option can be easily disabled.

In order to remove the password when the computer wakes from sleep mode, you must:

That’s it, after this your computer running the Windows 10 operating system will stop regularly asking for a password when you are away for a long time.

How to disable login password in Windows 10

In Windows 10, there are two ways to disable the password when loading the operating system. One of them is safe - it is performed in the usual settings. The second one forces you to delve into the registry, and we recommend using it only if the first method, for some reason, could not be used.

Experienced computer users who have mastered previous versions of the operating system can easily disable the password in Windows 10 on their own. This process is practically no different from how it happened in Windows 8 or Windows Vista. For those who do not remember the process of deactivating the password when turning on the computer, we offer detailed instructions:

That's it, after this, when loading the Windows operating system, a password will not be required. To enable it again, just return to this menu, check the box and re-enter the password or create a new key.

1. Enter the registry using the Regedit command in the “Run” line. To do this, press the Windows key combination + R and then enter the regedit command.
2. Now you need to go to the section where the parameters that you need to edit are located:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ Software\ Microsoft\ Windows NT\ CurrentVersion\ Winlogon

After completing all the steps described above, close Registry Editor and restart your computer. When Windows boots, a password will no longer be required.

However, tablets and laptops quite often use sleep or hibernation modes, which are not affected by the previously discussed settings. In this article, we have collected methods to disable the password request in such cases.

How to disable password prompt when waking from sleep

Microsoft developers have provided a corresponding option in the built-in Settings application.

Unfortunately, this doesn't always work. In addition, there is no possibility of fine-tuning the password request, depending on the type of power supply of the device (whether it is currently connected to the network or not).

How to turn off the password when resuming from sleep using the command line

This method allows you to apply different settings depending on the computer's power type.

If you want to return the settings to default, do the following:

• With the device connected to a power source, enter the following command and click Enter:
  powercfg /SETACVALUEINDEX SCHEME_CURRENT SUB_NONE CONSOLELOCK 1
• When operating on battery power. Enter the following command and click Enter:
  powercfg /SETDCVALUEINDEX SCHEME_CURRENT SUB_NONE CONSOLELOCK 1

How to remove the password when waking up using the Local Group Policy Editor

This option to remove the password when waking from sleep is only available to users of Windows 10 Pro editions and higher (including Windows 10 S).

To get everything back, switch the changed settings to Not specified.

Disabling the password when resuming from sleep using Registry Editor

In Windows 10 Home and Home SL, you can use the Registry Editor.

To change everything back, assign both keys a value 1 .

Why don't these settings work?

It may happen that none of the above methods for disabling the password request when exiting sleep mode will work. There are several reasons why this happens.

1. You are using a Microsoft account, not a local account. All methods were calculated by the developers for local users and may not work correctly with Microsoft accounts. As practice shows, in this case everything is unpredictable - the indicated methods may work, or they may not. You can try it completely.
2. You have applied non-standard screen saver settings. Below we will show you how to change them.

How to change screen saver settings

Microsoft engineers have hidden the screen saver settings in Windows 10, but the settings can have a significant impact on the behavior of the password request mechanism.

Now you can get rid of the need to constantly enter your password.

If Windows is set to automatically sign the user in at startup, it's especially annoying when it keeps asking for a password when resuming from sleep mode. Here's how to fix it.

In Windows 7 and 8, disabling the password is very easy. Find the Power Options section in the Control Panel. Tip: To do this, enter the keywords “power” or “wake” (without quotes) in the search bar. In the window that opens, click on the “Require a password” link on the left side.

Enable the “Don’t require a password” option and click the “Save your changes” button.

Disable password on Windows 8 tablets

If you have a Windows 8 tablet, open PC settings and go to Accounts.

Select Sign-in options on the left side of the screen to access your security settings. You can create a graphic or numeric (PIN) code instead of a regular password, or you can completely disable the password in the “Password policy” section.

Click the “Change” button and confirm your action. After this, the system will no longer ask for a password when waking up.

Disable the password prompt on wakeup in Windows Vista

Open the Power Options section in Control Panel, select your current power plan and click the Change plan settings link, which looks a little different in Vista than in Windows 7/8.

Finally, select “No” in the “Require a password on wakeup” field. Do this for all power plans and click OK.

Disabling the password in Windows XP

In Windows XP everything is much simpler. Simply open the Power Options section in Control Panel, go to the Advanced tab, uncheck the Prompt for password when computer resumes from standby checkbox, and click OK.

Please note: To follow most of the instructions in this article, you must use a local Windows account with administrator rights.

How to set a password on a Windows computer

If other people have access to your computer, it is wise to protect Windows with a password. This way, your settings and data will be safe: without special knowledge, no one will be able to view or change them. Windows will prompt you for a password when you turn on your computer, when you change your account, or after resuming from sleep mode.

1. Open Start → Settings (gear icon) → Accounts → Sign-in options.
2. Click "Add" under "Password".
3. Fill in the fields according to the system prompts and click “Finish”.

How to set a password on Windows 8.1, 8

1. In the right sidebar, click Settings (gear icon) → Change PC settings. In the menu of the window that opens, select “Accounts” (or “Users”), and then “Login Options”.
2. Click on the " " button.
3. Fill out the fields, click “Next” and “Finish”.

How to set a password on Windows 7, Vista, XP

1. Open the section “Start” → “Control Panel” → “User Accounts”.
2. Select the desired account and click “Create a password” or immediately click “Create a password for your account.”
3. Fill in the fields using the system prompts and click on the “Create password” button.

If strangers do not have physical access to your computer, it may be better to disable protection. This will eliminate the need to enter a password every time the system starts.

1. Use the Windows + R key combination and enter in the command line netplwiz(or control userpasswords2, if the first command does not work). Press Enter.
2. In the window that opens, select in the list the account for which you want to remove the password, and uncheck the box next to “Require username and password.” Click OK.
3. Enter the password, confirm it and click OK.

Windows will stop asking for a password only when you turn on the computer. But if you lock the screen (Windows keys + L), log out, or the computer goes into sleep mode, the password prompt will still appear on the display.

If the “Require username and password” option is not available, or you want to completely remove your Windows password rather than disable it, try another method for more experienced users.

To do this, open the account management section using one of the instructions at the beginning of this article.

If the open section says that you are using a Microsoft online profile (sign in with email and password), disable it. Then use the system prompts to create a local profile, but do not fill out the password fields during the process.

After you disable your Microsoft account, the system will no longer sync your settings and files across different computers. Some applications may refuse to work.

If the local profile is initially active in the account management menu, then simply change the current password, leaving the fields for the new password empty.

If you delete an old password, the system will never prompt you for it until you add a new one.

How to remove the password when resuming from sleep mode

If you disable the password prompt when Windows starts, the system may still prompt you for it when you wake up. But you can deactivate this feature separately using these instructions.

1. In the search bar in Windows, enter “Power Options” and click on the link found to the section with the same name. Or find it manually through the Control Panel.
2. Click "Require a password when you wake up," then "Change settings that are currently unavailable" and check the "Don't ask for a password" checkbox.
3. Save your changes.

How to remove password when waking up Windows XP

1. Open the “Control Panel” → “Power Options” section.
2. In the window that appears, open the “Advanced” tab and uncheck the box next to “Require a password when exiting standby mode.”
3. Save your changes.

If you have forgotten your password and cannot log into your local Windows administrator profile, there is no need to reinstall the OS. There is a simpler solution: resetting the password protection. To do this, you will need another computer, a USB drive, and a free password reset utility.

Create a bootable USB flash drive on another PC

1. Download the Lazesoft Recover My Password installer onto any available computer.
2. Run the downloaded file and complete the installation.
3. Connect the flash drive to your computer. If necessary, make a copy of the files stored on it, since all information will have to be deleted.
4. Open Lazesoft Recover My Password, click Burn Bootable CD/USB Disk Now! and create a bootable USB flash drive using the program prompts.

Boot your computer using a flash drive

1. Insert the prepared USB drive into the computer for which you have forgotten the password.
2. Turn on (or restart) the PC and, as soon as it starts to boot, press the key to go to the BIOS settings. Usually this is F2, F8, F9 or F12 - depending on the equipment manufacturer. Most often, the required key is displayed on the screen while loading the BIOS.
3. While in the BIOS menu, go to the Boot section if the system does not redirect you there right away.
4. In the Boot section, install the USB flash drive to the first place in the list of devices that appears on the screen. If you don't know how to do this, look around - there should be some control tips nearby.
5. Save your changes.

If the BIOS is also protected by a password that is unknown to you, then you will not be able to reset Windows password protection using Lazesoft Recover My Password.

Perhaps instead of the classic BIOS you will see a more modern graphical interface. In addition, even in different older BIOS versions, the settings may differ. But in any case, the procedure will be approximately the same: go to the Boot menu, select the desired USB drive as the source and save the changes.

After this, the computer should boot from the flash drive on which the Lazesoft Recover My Password utility is recorded.

Reset your password with Lazesoft Recover My Password

1. Select Lazesoft Live CD (EMS Enabled) and press Enter.
2. Reset your account password using Lazesoft Recover My Password tips.
3. Reboot.

After these steps, Windows will stop asking for the old password, and you can set a new one according to the instructions at the beginning of the article.