In this guide, you will learn how to remove password on Windows 11, 10, 8, and 7, no matter you are using a Microsoft account or a local account.
Windows has two different types of accounts to sign in to Windows devices.
A Microsoft account is an account that is not tied to the computer itself. A Microsoft account can be used on different devices. Once logged in, you can access your Microsoft Store apps, settings, or data on other devices. If you lose your Microsoft Account password, you can recover it from a device that has Internet access.
In contrast, a local computer account is an account that is tied specifically to a computer. Information created or stored in that account is associated with that computer and can only be accessed from this computer. If you lose your local computer account password, you will lose access to this PC.
Usually, users set passwords for their computers to protect their privacy and data security. In today's turbulent online world, password protection is even more important for computers.
However, some users may find it a bit annoying to enter the password every time they log in to their Windows and also take the risk of forgetting it. In fact, it is possible to remove Windows passwords in many cases, for example, when the computer will not be accessible to others or when the computer does not store important data. Simply put, if protecting your privacy or data is not your top priority, you can remove the password from your Windows PC.
Do you know how to remove password on Windows 10 and Windows 11? This guide will give you the most accurate answer. Let's get started!
This part will show you how to remove computer password, it will be divided into two scenarios.
First, I will show you how to remove the password when you have successfully logged into Windows.
Please refer to the following to learn how to remove your local account password on Windows 10.
Step 1. Open Windows Settings, click “Account”.
Step 2. Here, click the “Sign-in options” and click “Change”.
Step 3. Then, type in the current password and click “Next”.
Step 4. Since we want to remove the login password, leave all fields blank and click “Next”. By leaving the password blank and not entering it, Windows will replace your current password with a blank one.
Now, you have successfully removed the local account password.
If you use a Microsoft account to log in to the PC, it is not possible to completely remove the password because the credentials are connected to your online account. However, you can set your computer to automatically log in to simulate an account without a password.
Step 1. Enter "netplwiz" in the search box, and select it.
Step 2. In the "User Accounts" window, select the account whose password you want to remove on Windows 11. Next, uncheck the checkbox above the "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer" option, and click "OK".
Step 3. Now you have to enter the login details of the Microsoft account linked to the computer. You can add a username or email ID and password to the relevant fields to log in. Finally, click on the OK button to save the changes.
After that, you no longer need to enter your Microsoft password every time you log in to your computer.
How to remove password when you can not log in to Windows 10? Please refer to the following content.
When you forget your local account password, you can use Command Prompt to regain control of the PC. Also, if you have created a password reset disk before you lost password, you can use it to remove password.
Step 1. In the Windows 10 login screen, click the Power button. Then click Restart while pressing the Shift key.
Step 2. The PC will boot into the Windows recovery mode, and click Troubleshoot.
Step 3. Click Advanced options and Command Prompt.
Step 4. In the CMD execution window, type move E:\windows\system32\utilman.exe E:\ and hit Enter(E is the drive where OS installed).
Step 5. Then, type in copy E:\windows\system32\cmd.exe E:\windows\system32\utilman.exe and hit Enter.
Step 6. Type wpeutil reboot and press Enter to reboot the PC.
Step 7. When rebooting and seeing the Windows 10 login screen, click the Ease of Access button to open Command Prompt. Then, type in "net user X *" (X is your account name, here is "iSumsoft" as an example). Finally, press Enter twice to remove the password.
If you want to remove Microsoft account password, you need to switch to local account first, then delete Microsoft account from local account.
Part 1. Retrieve Microsoft account password
Step 1. Click "I forgot my password" in the login screen of Windows 10 or Windows 11.
Step 2. You have to confirm your email address by clicking "Get code". After receiving the verification code, enter it in the appropriate place and click "Next".
Step 3. Reset a new password for Microsoft Account and click "Next".
Step 4. You can log into PC with new Microsoft account.
Part 2. Remove Microsoft account
If there is any local administrator account available on this Windows 10 computer, switch to a local account. If not, create a local account first.
Step 1. Sign in to Windows 10 using the local administrator account.
Step 2. Go to Control Panel, and then click User Account > Remove user account.
Step 3. Select the Microsoft account you want to remove.
Step 4. Click the "Delete the account" link on the left.
Step 5. Windows 10 will ask you if you are sure you want to delete this Microsoft account, click the Delete Account button to confirm the deletion.
From what has been discussed above, you should have learned how to remove password from a computer in 2 different scenarios. When you can't log in to Windows, you need to reset or remove the local account password via Command Prompt, which is not an easy task for users with no computer experience. Well, we can try easier ways to reset or remove password on Windows 11, 10, 8, 7, Vista, and XP.
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Part 1. Create Windows password reset USB
Step 1. Install and run AOMEI Partition Assistant, click “Tools” at the top toolbar, and choose “Reset Windows Password”.
Step 2. Then, click “Next” to create a WinPE bootable USB.
Step 3. Choose the USB you prepared and click “Proceed”.
Step 4. Read the information and click “Yes”.
Step 5. Wait for a moment, the bootable USB will be created.
Part 2. Remove Windows local password
When the creation is successful, insert the USB into the PC you want to remove the password.
Step 1. Change the boot drive to make PC boot from the USB.
Step 2. When AOMEI Partition Assistant pop out, click Reset Windows Password and click Next.
Step 3. Here, choose the username and feature according to demand.
Step 4. To reset the password, type in the new password and click Yes. To remove password, click Remove Account Password.
This is the full guide on how to remove password from a computer. No matter if you are removing a local account password or a Microsoft account password, this guide provides detailed instructions.