Automatically Log into Your Windows 7 Account Without Typing in Your Windows Password

Automatically Log into Your Windows 7 Account Without Typing in Your Windows Password

ARE YOU TIRED OF TYPING IN YOUR PASSWORD EVERY TIME YOU TURN YOUR COMPUTER ON? 

Check out this article from the Microsoft Press book Windows 7 Resource Kit by Mitch Tulloch, Tony Northrup, Jerry Honeycutt, Ed Wilson, and the Windows 7 team.

I take no credit for writing this article. Beaufort Computer Repair is providing this article as a Public Service and the Enhanced Screen Shots for Clarity sake.

Configure a User Account to Log On Automatically on Windows 7

Requiring the user to enter credentials when his computer starts is an important part of Windows security. If a user account automatically logs on, anyone who has physical access to the computer can restart it and access the user’s files. Nonetheless, there are scenarios where a computer is physically secure and automatic logon might be desired. To configure a workgroup computer (you cannot perform these steps on a domain member) to automatically log on, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, type netplwiz, and then press Enter.

2. In the User Accounts dialog box, click the account you want to automatically log on to.If it is available, clear the Users Must Enter A User Name And Password To Use This Computer check box.
3. Click OK.
4. In the Automatically Log On dialog box, enter the user’s password twice and click OK.

The next time you restart the computer, it will automatically log on with the local user account you selected. Configuring automatic logon stores the user’s password in the registry unencrypted, where someone might be able to retrieve it.

Press Start and type in netplwiz into the Command Line

 

Select your Account and Uncheck the Box to require a User Name and Password

Enter your Password twice into the “Automatically Log On” Confirmation Box
And Press OK