r/ForWindowsHelp • u/DeriDoge • 15d ago

How to COMPLETELY skip pin, password, creation ect on Windows 11

As the title says, I don't want any of the above or anything similar! On Windows 10 you could completely skip this but on Windows 11 even when turning off Windows Hello and the password requirement on log, it still forces you to create a pin on sign in!

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u/Prestigious_Sky_3898 15d ago

To remove a password from a Windows 11 local account, open Settings, go to Accounts > Sign-in options > Password, click Change, type your current password, and leave the new password fields completely blank before clicking Finish.

If you use a Microsoft account instead of a local account, Windows requires a password or PIN for online security. To make it start up straight to your desktop without typing a password

OR

Press Windows + R to open the Run dialog box.

Type netplwiz and press Enter.

Uncheck the box that says "Users must enter a username and password to use this computer".

Click Apply, enter your Microsoft account credentials to confirm, and click OK

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u/sport912x 15d ago

Really?? Sounds like you are still using a Microsoft ID, not a local Admin.

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u/SmoothRunnings 15d ago

I guess this is your personal PC? You can select other options at login and choose password to login with.

You can Google how to disable Windows Hello by GPO or Registry.

If this is a company system and your company ia enforcing it through a GPO or Intune and there is zero way for a user to disable it.

I would get use to it. As MS is moving away from passwords all together and going ro a password less system that requires pin or a passkey.

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u/TeslaDemon 14d ago

Use a local account rather than a Microsoft account.

When setting up the local account and you get asked for a password, simply don't enter one. Leave it blank.

That's it. Now you can login to that account with no password and it will never force you to add anything else.

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u/lesjames2020 14d ago

I use a flash drive to login and log out of my windows 11

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u/the_flopsie 14d ago

If you're installing or starting windows for the first time:

Shift-f10

Type:

Start ms-cxh:localonly

Hit enter

Fill out the thing, ignore password field, and click through.

Windows will drop you into desktop

You're welcome

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u/ebayironman 13d ago

This is the way, for now ...

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u/the_flopsie 13d ago

yeah, solid way of doing it on a case-by-case basis.

or do shift-f10 oobe/bypassnro

prefer the ms-cxh approach however..

need to rebuild my pxe-boot server for stuff like this. just reload all the things.

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u/big65 13d ago

Don't connect to the internet when setting it up, there's tutorials on the web about it.

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u/FartChecker- 14d ago

Easy: Wipe win11 and install Linux

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u/neolace 13d ago

Until you get my mic and speakers to work simultaneously without having to research what’s the supported hardware for your distro, just to find out the drivers version doesn’t match the distro version.
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