Beginner’s Guide: Automatically Sign In To Windows 8 Without Passwords

This post is part of our beginner’s guide series which shows you how to configure basic settings in Windows 8 and Ubuntu 12.10. This brief tutorial will show you how to enable a user account to automatically sign in Windows 8 without always typing passwords. When this feature is enabled, the selected user account will automatically login without first typing a username or password. This will only work if your account is setup as a local account. If you setup a Microsoft Online Account, this will not work. This is going to be short and useful especially for new Windows 8 users. Objectives: Enable Auto Login in Windows 8 Enjoy! To get started, press + R keys on your keyboard to open Run dialog box. When it opens, run the commands below. control userpasswords2 auto_login_windows8_2 When the User Accounts applet opens, select the account you wish to automatically login and uncheck the box that reads ‘Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer’. and click Apply. auto_login_windows8 When prompted, enter the account username and password then click ‘OK’ auto_login_windows8_1 That’s it! Restart your computer and the account will automatically login, Enjoy!