{"id":9366,"date":"2017-05-12T03:27:14","date_gmt":"2017-05-12T03:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=9366"},"modified":"2017-05-12T03:29:30","modified_gmt":"2017-05-12T03:29:30","slug":"3-ways-to-turn-off-windows-password","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/3-ways-to-turn-off-windows-password\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Different Ways to Turn Off Windows 10 \/ 8 \/ 7 Password"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Could I log in to Windows without a password? How can I disable password at login screen? Looking for a way to turn off Windows password because you&#8217;ve forgotten it? In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you 3 different ways to turn off Windows 10 \/ 8 \/ 7 password.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/3-ways-to-turn-off-windows-password\/#option1\">Turn Off Windows Password by Deleting the Password<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/3-ways-to-turn-off-windows-password\/#option2\">Turn Off Windows Password by Enabling Automatic Logon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/3-ways-to-turn-off-windows-password\/#option3\">Turn Off Windows Password When You&#8217;re Locked Out of Computer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong  id=\"option1\">Option 1: Turn Off Windows Password by Deleting the Password<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Right-click on <strong>My Computer<\/strong> shortcut on your desktop. If you&#8217;re running Windows 10, right-click <strong>This PC<\/strong> shortcut in the left navigation pane of File Explorer. Next choose <strong>Manage<\/strong> from the context menu.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9369\" alt=\"manage-this-pc\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/manage-this-pc.png\" width=\"564\" height=\"462\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When the Computer Management window appears, navigate to <strong>Local Users and Groups<\/strong> -&gt; <strong>Users<\/strong>. Right-click your local account and select <strong>Set Password<\/strong>. When get the warning prompt, click on <strong>Proceed<\/strong> to continue.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9370\" alt=\"set-windows-password\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/set-windows-password.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"318\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Type the new password and confirm. Click <strong>OK<\/strong> to remove the existing password for your Windows account.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9371\" alt=\"set-password-for-windows-user\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/set-password-for-windows-user.png\" width=\"382\" height=\"251\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong  id=\"option2\">Option 2: Turn Off Windows Password by Enabling Automatic Logon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This method allows you to disable Windows login screen without changing or deleting your password. After enabling automatic logon, Windows will automatically sign into your account every time you turn on or restart your computer. Here&#8217;s how:<\/p>\n<p>Press the Windows logo key + R to open the Run dialog box. Type <strong>netplwiz<\/strong> and press Enter.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9372\" alt=\"netplwiz\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/netplwiz.png\" width=\"401\" height=\"207\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Uncheck the box &#8220;<strong>Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer<\/strong>&#8220;, and then select your Windows account from the list. Click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9373\" alt=\"enable-automatic-logon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/enable-automatic-logon.png\" width=\"433\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Type your current password twice and click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9374\" alt=\"automatically-sign-in-to-windows\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/automatically-sign-in-to-windows.png\" width=\"419\" height=\"263\" \/><\/p>\n<p>From now on, Windows will automatically log into your selected account with the password you provided.<\/p>\n<p><strong  id=\"option3\">Option 3: Turn Off Windows Password When You&#8217;re Locked Out of Computer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you have physical access to a machine then there is nothing to prevent you from gaining administrative access. When you forgot your Windows administrator password or need to access a locked or disabled account, you can take use of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/reset-windows-password.html\">PCUnlocker<\/a> to log back in to your computer without reinstalling Windows.<\/p>\n<p>To get started, you need to prepare a PCUnlocker Live CD (or USB) on another PC you have access to. Download the ISO image of PCUnlocker and burn it to a blank CD (or USB thumb drive) using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/download\/ISO2DiscSetup.exe\">ISO2Disc<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/images\/iso2disc.png\" width=\"450\" height=\"279\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Boot your locked computer from PCUnlocker Live CD (or USB). Once you&#8217;re at the PCUnlocker screen, select one of your local accounts and click on <strong>Reset Password<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/images\/pcunlocker.png\" width=\"450\" height=\"404\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When the Change Password dialog box opens, just leave the password field empty and click <strong>OK<\/strong>. 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