Remove user account login password

Stefan
Remove user account login password

If you local user account used in Windows 11, then you have to set a password. This password is used, among other things, to log in to your computer.

Suppose you are the only one who uses this PC or shares the computer via one local account, then logging in with a password may not be what you want. You would prefer to log in without a password. This guide will show you how to remove the password from a local user account. This does not apply to a Microsoft account. If you use a Microsoft account, you must first convert the Microsoft account to a local account.

Remove user account login password

Make sure you are logged in with a local account. Then open the settings by clicking the Start button with the right mouse button. In the menu, click on “settings”.

Open settings

Then click on “Accounts” in the menu on the left and then on “login options”.

Login options

Then open the “password” settings and click the “change” button.

Change password in Windows 11

Now enter your current password for the user account once. Click “next” to continue.

Enter old password

You will now be asked to enter a new password and confirm it. Here you leave all fields empty. Click on “next” to confirm.

Remove user account login password

Your password has now been deleted. Click “finish” to complete.

Remove password for account

The next time you restart your computer or log out of your user account, you will see that you do not have to enter a password. If this user account is the only account on the computer, you will be logged in automatically.

I hope this helped you. Thank you for reading!


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