Starting up without a password

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Hans Näslund

I have (I believe) a very basic question:

I usually start up my computer without a password. The other day, I
happenend to change the settings, so now I am asked for a password each time
the computer starts up. I have not been able to change back to the original
state, and in the Users and passwords control panel, all choices are greyed
out.

With my my normal username, I have administrator privileges, but to be sure,
I also logged in as administrator, but the problem remains the same.

I must have locked the Users and passwords panel inadvertently in some other
way - but how??

What can I do? (I know I have done this before, but now I'm unable to figure
it out.)
 
I know this is very basic suggestion.... but sometimes the most perplexing problems are the simplest ones ;)

Open your "Users and Passwords" in the Control Panel.
Activate the check-box option for "Users must enter a user name and password..."
Apply the new setting.

Now the "users..." choices should no longer be "greyed-out".

Next, highlight your user account and then de-activate the check-box option for "Users must enter a user name and password..."
Apply the new setting again.

you should receive a prompt from windows where you verify the user account to be logged on automatically & your password.


----- Hans Näslund wrote: -----

I have (I believe) a very basic question:

I usually start up my computer without a password. The other day, I
happenend to change the settings, so now I am asked for a password each time
the computer starts up. I have not been able to change back to the original
state, and in the Users and passwords control panel, all choices are greyed
out.

With my my normal username, I have administrator privileges, but to be sure,
I also logged in as administrator, but the problem remains the same.

I must have locked the Users and passwords panel inadvertently in some other
way - but how??

What can I do? (I know I have done this before, but now I'm unable to figure
it out.)
 
Go to Contriol panel | Users and passwords. Uncheck the box that says
"Users must enter a username and password to use this computer"
 
Thank you! That was exactly what I needed (and what I now remember that I
have done earlier).

The point was not to uncheck the checkbox "Users must enter a user name and
password.. (because it was unchecked), but to activate it!

Thanks!

Hans

Jisha said:
I know this is very basic suggestion.... but sometimes the most perplexing
Click to expand...
problems are the simplest ones ;)
Open your "Users and Passwords" in the Control Panel.
Activate the check-box option for "Users must enter a user name and password..."
Apply the new setting.

Now the "users..." choices should no longer be "greyed-out".

Next, highlight your user account and then de-activate the check-box
Click to expand...
option for "Users must enter a user name and password..."
Apply the new setting again.

you should receive a prompt from windows where you verify the user account
Click to expand...
to be logged on automatically & your password.
 
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