As in the vast majority of other operating systems, user authorization in Windows is based on entering the password for his account. Home computers often do not store confidential information, and there is no need to protect data. Therefore, to speed up logon, it often makes sense to disable the account password.
Necessary
administrative rights of the current user account
Instructions
Step 1
Open the control panel window. Click the "Start" button in the taskbar on the desktop, or press the Win button on your keyboard. Highlight the Settings item in the menu that appears. Wait for the child menu to display. Click on the "Control Panel" item.
Step 2
Go to the Administration folder. Find a shortcut with the appropriate name in the current window. Click on it with the right mouse button. Click on the "Open" item of the appeared context menu.
Step 3
Start the resource manager and perform administrative tasks. Double-click the left mouse button on the "Computer Management" shortcut or right-click on it once and select "Open" from the context menu.
Step 4
Activate the User and User Group Management snap-in on the local machine. Expand the Computer Management (Local) and Utilities nodes in the section hierarchy displayed on the left side of the application window. Highlight Users. On the right side of the window, the interface of the activated snap-in will open, which is a list of users.
Step 5
Find the user account for which you want to disable the password. Be guided by username and description. If the list contains many elements, sort it by the "Name" column by clicking on its heading with the mouse. Review the list. Highlight the required entry.
Step 6
Begin the process of changing the password for the found account. Click on the selected item in the list with the right mouse button. A context menu will appear. Select the item "Set password …" in it.
Step 7
Review the information provided in the warning dialog that appears. If you still want to disable the password for the selected user, click OK.
Step 8
Disable the password for the selected user account. Leave blank the "New password" and "Confirmation" fields of the open dialog. Click OK. A dialog with the message "Password changed" will be displayed. Click OK.
