If Windows 10 still requires password after you cancel it, it's most likely a glitch. There are still several methods for removing a password from Windows 10. Check this post, you can learn other ways to remove password.
While it is generally recommended to employ a password when using Windows 10 to ensure the security and privacy of your computer and data, there are situations where having a password may introduce additional login steps. If you have a device that doesn't store critical files and security isn't a concern, Windows 10 offers several approaches to remove your account password.
In this guide, we will show you how to eliminate the login password on a Windows 10 device, whether you're using a local or Microsoft account.
In this part, we’ll show you how to disable password on Windows 10 computer. You can learn how to disable password from Settings, using Netplwiz, and how to remove password in CMD.
Step 1. Open Settings of your Windows 10 computer, and select “Account”.
Step 2. Choose “Sign-in options” and click “Change” as the picture shows.
Step 3. In this step, you need to input the current password and click “Next”.
Step 4. You can leave all fields blank and provide no information here. Simply click the "Next" button. We have now successfully disabled the login password.
Step 1. Type “netplwiz” in the search box. Then click and open it.
Step 2. Uncheck the tick of Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer, and click “Apply”.
Step 3. Then a window will show up with “Automatically sign in” notice. Select “Apply” button and you successfully achieve Windows 10 disable login password.
Step 1. Open Start.
Step 2. Search for Command Prompt, right-click the top result, and select the Run as administrator option.
Step 3. Type the following command to view all the accounts and press Enter: net user
Step 4. Type the following command to change the account password and press Enter: net user USERNAME *
Step 5. In the command, change USERNAME with the standard or administrator account name you want to update.
Step 6. Press Enter twice to remove the password.
After you complete the steps, the account should no longer include a security password to sign in. However, some users also find that Windows 10 still requires password even after they disable it. Just like this case:
It's common that sometimes Windows has some small bugs that may not be quite dreadful, but, still annoying. So, if the built-in approaches are not useful, you can try third-party password manager.
AOMEI Partition Assistant Professional is regarded as the ideal option to remove or reset the PC password. This tool can be compatible with Windows 11/10/8/7/Vista/XP. So, you can easily run this tool on any Windows PC to remove its password via creating a password tool USB.
Now, let’s learn how to remove the login password on Windows 10 if you cannot log in.
Part 1. Create a Windows password reset USB Step 1. Download AOMEI Partition Assistant on a running Windows PC and insert a USB drive into it. And then choose "Tools"> "Reset Windows Password" in the main tab.
Step 2. Choose “Next” to create a WinPE bootable media.
Step 3. Choose one of the three available choices according to your demands and click “Proceed”.
Step 4. Make sure you know that the USB flash drive requires to be formatted in this step, and all the data will be erased. Please make a backup of all your important files.
Step 5. Wait for creating process to finish. Then plug the USB into the computer that you hope to reset or remove the password.
Part 2. Reset the Password Step 1. Change the boot order to make the PC boot from the USB after inserting the created reset USB.
Step 2. Click the “Reset Password” button and choose the OS with clicking "Next".
Step 3. Select the administrator account and the feature you need. Click “Next”.
Step 4. Select the account for which you want to remove 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.
Step 5. Click “Reboot Computer” to restart your PC after the operations.
If you need to remove password on Windows 10, you can try to use Settings, Netplwiz, and CMD. However, if Windows 10 still requires password after you cancel it, you can use AOMEI Partition Assistant to disable password. This tool also has Server Edition and is compatible with Windows 2022, 20019, 2016, 2012(R2), 2008(R2), and 2003. And there are various functions to help you manage your PC, such as, disk cloning, OS migration, app mover, PC cleaner...