How do I remove the lock screen ENTIRELY from Windows 11

Question

I do not want to see a lock screen ever. I do not want to input a password ever. I do not want to input a pin ever. I do not want facial recognition, fingerprint scanning, or any other bullshit to happen when I turn my computer on.

1. How do I accomplish this.
2. How is it not as simple as an easily accessible setting? This is ridiculous.

Answer 1

Microsoft's has been trying hard in recent years to get Windows users to use a Microsoft account to log in to software and services. These efforts mean that Windows 11 also requires most people to enter a password to log in.

As with previous versions, the latest Windows offers options to always automatically log in for the selected user after certain settings are made in the future. Enclosed you will find a short tutorial:

1. press Windows key + R to bring up the Run dialog box and type "netplwiz" and press Enter.
2. select account from the list that appears
3. deselect the "Users must enter username and password" checkbox at the top and click "OK".
4. enter username and password for the account you want to automatically log in to
5. click "OK" and restart computer

Occasionally, however, the very checkbox mentioned above is missing. In this case, you need to edit the registry. Before you make any changes to the Windows registry, it is recommended that you create a backup of the key or registry branch in question. This way, you will have the opportunity to quickly restore the original settings, if necessary.

After you have taken this precaution, you are ready to go. First, start the Registry Editor by entering the command regedit.exe in the Run dialog, which you can reach by pressing Windows key + R, and click OK or press Enter. Confirm the default User Account Control prompt by clicking the Yes button.

Then navigate to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\PasswordLess\Device key. If you type this path into the editor's address bar and press Enter, you'll land in the right place right away.

Now switch to the right part of the window. There, double-click on the DevicePasswordLessBuildVersion entry, which has the value 2 by default. In the edit window that opens, enter 0 as the value instead and accept the change by clicking the OK button. After that you can close the registry editor.

Now call the user account dialog via netplwiz command as described. The checkbox is displayed again and you can set up an account for the autologin.

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Answer 2

OMG guys i found the way i think! On my laptop that checkbox wasn't there as well but you have to turn off the setting "for improved security, only allow windows hello sign in..." in settings - accounts - sign in options - additional settings. When that setting is turned off try the steps from @schneider, Tobias again and the checkbox will be there!! Hope everything works now with this I've been searching and being frustrated also for a long time... thx microsoft for being so irritating <3

Answer 3

1. Press Win + R to launch the Run menu.
2. Type gpedit.msc and hit the Enter key to open the Group Policy Editor.
3. Navigate to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Control Panel > Personalization.
4. Double-click on the Do not display the lock screen option in the Personalization options.
5. A new window with detailed settings for the option will open. The enabled option will be active by default which means that the lock screen is active.
6. Click on the Disabled Radio button to disable the lock screen on your system
7. Click Apply/OK
8. Restart

Answer 4

And now for something completely different as the Year 2023 comes to a close.

I've been there. And after all the years I am so tired of this...

Windows 11 is the absolute worst operating system that Microsoft has ever published. It has even tarnished the historical 'odd' rule pattern that typically follows that every 'odd numbered/year Microsoft operating system' is usually excellent. Among some: Windows 1.0, Windows 3.1; Windows 95, Windows NT (all versions), Windows 2000 (although even numbered, maybe since a leap year), Windows XP, and Windows 7: The last known good OS.

Atop the piece-of-shit list: Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows Vista, Windows 8, and Windows 10 (although notably better than what we have now). Yet... while it's true to say Windows 11 sucks more than all of those combined, the statement is a fallacy because Windows 11, at best, is useless, it 'grey-screen' malfunctions most of the time, and thus serves as a non-operational Operating System. Thus to compare with all the other horrible operating systems is futile, because Windows 11 is so unstable and unusable it can't even suck. It doesn't even BSOD well.

As for Microsoft support: Typical response - as if they have to protect us from our inability to critically think. Stop treating us like technical idiots and spare us the 'security' lecture... really, no shit!?! We know how to secure our computers, and we are fully aware of how to protect them while accessing them easily. In spite of those efforts, large organizations dig in and collect, at will, ALL of our personal information. Because we are forced to agree to a EULA.

Howbout' this: Microsoft agrees to a OEMLA, and please, just answer the damn question, and fix this Windows 11 shit OS.

The good news out of all of this is, at least, most of us are gainfully employed because Windows 11 has to be fixed or repaired continuously.

Windows 11 should be renamed Windows Zero.

Answer 5

Still the same problem. Explained info didn't work. Where is Microsoft Support sleeping while we pay for their Windows!!

We want to REMOVE ALL LOGINS bullcrap.