Windows 8 and 8.1 auto log in the user account without password?

ste-sim2x9 · 25 Oct 2013 at 17:04

I've been trying to set my brothers laptop to auto log in the user account without password using control userpasswords via command prompt but i'm having problems.

I supposed to get this screen below

But i get this screen below and can't change the to auto login

I've hidden my bros email on this picture

I had no problem setting this on my laptop but not my brothers, anyone know why this is happening.

Spike_UK · 25 Oct 2013 at 17:18

I imagine it's because the first picture is using Local Accounts for authentication but the second is using Microsoft Accounts (which is why the usernames are email addresses).

It would be daft of MS to allow you to log into a personal Microsoft account automatically without authentication. Given that it would allow someone full access to a persons Skydrive, Email, Contacts and Store purchasing without requiring a password.

I expect if you changed to using Local Accounts then you'll be able to use Auto-Login again. This will mean though that you will need to authenticate to use the Microsoft services.

ste-sim2x9 · 25 Oct 2013 at 17:49

I've set it to local account but still nothing

Caged · 25 Oct 2013 at 18:35

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963905.aspx

ste-sim2x9 · 25 Oct 2013 at 19:55

Cheers i'll give that a go

Tee Hee Johnson · 25 Oct 2013 at 21:33

It was netplwiz i ran from CMD to get to that setting

nightmare99 · 25 Oct 2013 at 22:29

It was netplwiz i ran from CMD to get to that setting

I was just about to post this, glad you found it

bledd · 25 Oct 2013 at 22:40

I've always just run it from the Run command

control userpasswords2

Then untick the box and off you go.

noiaquwa · 28 Oct 2013 at 03:21

Last week, I updated my Windows 8 to 8.1, and then met the password forgotten problem. I opted for Windows Password Recovery Tool 3.0 to help me remove login password and login laptop again!