Windows 11 auto login - Updated for 2024

 

Quick guide: Automatic login in Windows 10

1. Open the Registry Editor using [Windows] + [R] and “regedit”.
2. Enter HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\PasswordLess\Device.
3. Double click on “DevicePasswordLessBuildVersion”.
4. Set the value from “2” to “0”.
5. Open User Accounts using [Windows] + [R] and the CMD command “netplwiz”.
6. Uncheck the box beside “Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer”.

How to set up an automatic login in Windows 11

Follow these steps to set up an automatic login in Windows 11 and remove the password prompt. The steps to set up an automatic login in Windows 10 are identical.

Enable automatic login in Windows 11

Firstly, you must set up the automatic login feature.

Step 1: Open the “Run” dialog box by entering the shortcut [Windows] + [R] and enter the CMD command “regedit”. This will open your system’s Registry Editor.

 Note

Proceed with caution when making changes to the Registry Editor. Unintended changes may permanently alter the system and could permanently damage it in a worst-case scenario.

Step 2: Enter the path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\PasswordLess\Device.

Step 3: Double click on “DevicePasswordLessBuildVersion” and change the value from “2” to “0” in the Value data menu.

You can disable the password prompt in the Windows Registry Editor.

Disable the password prompt in Windows 11

You can disable the password prompt once you completed the following steps.

Step 1: Open the “Run” dialog box again with the shortcut [Windows] + [R] and enter “netplwiz”.

Step 2: The “User accounts” menu will open. Uncheck the box beside “Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer”.

Uncheck the box to disable the password prompt to set an automatic login.

Step 3: Enter the current password to confirm changes and click “OK”.

Automatic login after stand-by/energy-saving mode

It is even easier to disable the password prompt after waking the device from standby mode. This option is possible without changing anything in the Registry Editor.

Step 1: Open “Settings” with the shortcut [Windows] + [i].

Step 2: Go to the “Accounts” menu and select “Never” in “Login options”. The password prompt will not appear anymore after the device has been woken from power saving mode.

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

Find the following entries we will need to edit them

AutoAdminLogon

DefaultPassword

DefaultUserName

if you don't have them we will need to make these entries and set the following values, these are all string entries and will need the following values

AutoAdminLogon and set the Value data to 1

DefaultUserName and set the Value data to $domainuser

DefaultPassword and set the Value data to $userpassword

Add the user in this case "guest" to our guest group on the local machine.

Local Users and Groups