In this article, you’ll see how to remove password from laptop for local accounts and Microsoft accounts with a clear method guide.
Users typically create passwords for their computers to safeguard their privacy and data security. Password protection is even more crucial for computers in today's tumultuous internet environment.
Yet, some users may find it inconvenient to input their password every time they log in to Windows and risk forgetting it. In truth, Windows passwords can be removed in many situations, such as when the computer will not be accessible to others or when the machine will not hold vital data. Simply said, you can remove the password from your laptop if preserving your privacy or data is not your top concern.
Before we start, there is some basic information you might need to understand at first.
In Windows, there are two different types of accounts to sign in to Windows devices: a Microsoft account and a local account.
A Microsoft account is not tied to a specific computer and can thus be used on multiple devices. You can access your Microsoft Store apps, settings, and data on other devices once you've logged in. If you lose your Microsoft Account password, you can recover it from a device that has Internet access.
A local account is unique to a machine. That account's information is connected to that computer and can only be accessed from that computer. You will lose access to this PC if you forget your local computer account password.
The ways to remove passwords for 2 types of accounts are also different. Now, we’ll separately show you how to remove password from laptop with and without logging into the system for 2 user accounts.
▶ Case 1. Remove local account password from laptop
In this part, we’ll teach you to remove the local account password from your laptop in Windows Settings.
Step 1. Open Windows Settings, and 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. Leave all boxes blank and click "Next" to erase the login password. By leaving the password blank and not typing it, Windows will replace your existing password with a blank one.
▶ Case 2. Turn off password for Microsoft account on Windows 10 laptop
Microsoft account links all Microsoft devices and apps, so, if you only wish to break the link of the account with your laptop, you can follow the steps.
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. Uncheck the checkbox above the "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer" option, and click "OK".
Step 3. You should now provide the login information for the Microsoft account associated with the machine.
Step 4. To log in, enter a username or email address and password in the appropriate boxes. Lastly, press the OK button to save your changes.
Some users may wish to remove password when they forget it. Since they can’t enter the system, the steps are different.
▶ Situation 1. Remove password from laptop for local account with Command Prompt
If you forget your local account password, you can recover access to the System by using Command Prompt. You may also use a password reset CD that you generated before you forgot your password to delete it.
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 > Command Prompt.
Step 4. In the CMD execution window, type:
move E:\windows\system32\utilman.exe E:\ (E is the drive where OS is installed, you need to change E to the drive installed your OS).
and hit Enter
Step 5. Then, type:
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.
▶ Situation 2. Remove password from laptop for Microsoft account
To remove the Microsoft account password from laptop, you’ll need to change to the local account, and remove Microsoft account.
Step 1. In the login screen, click "I forgot my password".
Step 2. You have to confirm your email address by clicking "Get code". After obtaining the verification code, enter it in the relevant field and press the "Next" button.
Step 3. Reset a new password for Microsoft Account and click "Next".
Step 4. Sign in to Windows using the local administrator account.
Step 5. Go to Control Panel, and then click User Account > Remove user account.
Step 6. Select the Microsoft account you want to remove.
Step 7. Click the "Delete the account" link on the left. Then click the "Delete Files" button.
Then, you can click the “Delete Account” button to confirm the deletion.
For local account users, if you are unable to log in to Windows, the only tool that can deal with this situation is Command Prompt. However, it is a challenging task for people with less computer knowledge. Therefore, to save you time and effort, we'll show you an easier approach to deleting passwords on Windows.
To change a password in Windows 11/10/8/7, AOMEI Partition Assistant Professional, a robust password reset application, should be the ideal option to Command Prompt. Without any technical understanding, you may effortlessly erase or reset the password with this app. It is especially useful if you have forgotten your password and are locked out of your computer. It can let you rapidly open your PC by eliminating or changing the password.
Furthermore, you may use it to recover data, allocate free space, migrate OS to SSD, clone a smaller hard drive to a bigger one, erase disk or partition, convert disk between MBR and GPT, and so on.
Step 1. Install and run AOMEI Partition Assistant, click “Tools” from the top navigation bar, and select “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”.
When the creation is complete, insert the USB into the PC from which you wish to remove the password.
Step 5. Change the boot drive to make the PC boot from the USB.
Step 6. When AOMEI Partition Assistant pop out, click Reset Password and select the target operating system. Then click "Next".
Step 7. Select the account for which you want to reset the password, and perform: “Remove Account Password”, and click "Next".
Then you can confirm the operation and reboot your PC normally. The password will be removed.
If you don’t know how to remove password from laptop, then this article shows you all the cases of how to turn off password on a Windows 10 laptop. If you’re a local account user and can’t even enter the system, then, AOMEI Partition Assistant is an ideal selection. And if you need to remove password from Windows Server, its Server Edition is compatible with Windows 2022, 20019, 2016, 2012(R2), 2008(R2), and 2003.