The user password in Windows is one of the most basic security elements of the system. In some cases, however, it may make sense to remove the password from your account. Do you want to know how to do this? Read on because in this article we will tell you how to do it.
How to remove the password if you have a local account
if a user is not linked to a Microsoft account and it is therefore a local account, it is possible to remove the password in the Settings app.
You can reach it via the Start menu or with the keyboard shortcut Windows + I.
Go to Windows 11 settings
Open the area Accounts and click Sign-in options.
Login Options
Give the section Password to see the full content. Click on the button Changeto tell the system that you want to change your account password.
Change Password
Enter the user’s current password. This step is required to continue. If you don’t know the current password, there is no way to remove the login password. Use the button Nextto jump to the next step.
Enter current password
At this point, Windows 11 will prompt you to enter the new password you want to use from now on. Leave all text boxes blank and click Next. In this simple way you delete your user password.
Leave new password fields blank
End it by clicking the button Finish click
end process
Verify that you’ve successfully completed the process by returning to the Sign-in Options section. Check the section Passwordto see if the button Add appears.
Disabled password in Windows 11
If so, does that mean that your user does not have a login password. If it’s the only account, Windows will automatically sign you in the next time you turn on the computer. On the other hand, if there is more than one user, you just have to select your account to log in.
How to remove your password on a Microsoft account
It is important to know that it is not possible to link a Microsoft account to a user and remove the password. Therefore, the first requirement is delete the online profile and convert the user to a local account.
Start by going to the Accounts section of the System PreferencesYour info call
Account Information
Instead, click the button Sign in with a local account instead.
Switch to local account
Click on Nextto continue.
Proceed with the process
Enter your current account password, which will likely match your Microsoft profile password.
Enter current password
Enter your username in the first text field. Leave the rest blank so the system understands that you want to use the account without a password.
Leave password fields blank
Finally, log out using the button below.
Sign out to complete the process
The next time you log in, the user will not be asked for a password. However, it is very likely that some services have stopped working properly, e.g. B. OneDrive or Microsoft Office. You must log in to these applications individually to use them again.
How to stop using a password with Windows Hello
Finally, there is a way to protect your username without entering a password. We’re talking about Windows Hello, a feature that allows you to start your computer with your webcam or a fingerprint reader. Of course, the prerequisite is that your computer has a compatible device in order to activate this function.
If so, open Settings and click below Accounts on login options in Sign-in options.
Enter login options
Use one of the available Windows Hello options. Don’t forget that you must first set a password for your user in order for them all to be available.
Windows Hello options
For example, in our case we will set up the fingerprint reader. To do this, click Set up.
Setting up the fingerprint reader
We put our finger on the biometric sensor so that Windows registers our fingerprint.
Reader setup wizard
When we’re done, let’s specify what our current password is.
Check account password
From now on we can log in with the fingerprint without having to enter the password.
Should you delete your user password?
Should you delete your user’s password at all? In most cases not. Leaving a user without a password is recommended only on test machines or virtual machines. When storing personal information on your computer, always keep your user password active. You never know when you might need this security measure.
If you have trouble entering your password every time you start your computer, getting a Windows Hello-enabled device is a highly recommended solution.