I am learning/suffering this new Windows 11 machine. Seems mostly OK.
But when I turn it on in the morning I get the pretty picture of a mountain or the ocean or some such, click the mouse and the little window comes up for me to type in a password (or PIN. I use a password because I fail to see a difference between typing “1234” vs “myword” to log in….?)
But it doesn’t let me log in. In fact there is no response. No “dots” in the window when I type in the word. It’s as if the keyboard is disconnected but it’s not. If I go to an immediate re-start and let it come up again then it lets me type in the password. What’s happening with my boot-up and login and how can I fix it so I only have to turn it on ONCE a day?
I tried to bypass the whole login nonsense but as usual MS makes it too complicated and obscure and I’m afraid of locking myself out permanently. Or at least having to do a system reset or some time consuming scrounging around.
I’m still on Win10. 1poorlady doesn’t have this problem with her Win11 laptop. However, Google says:
Yes, you can configure Windows 11 to automatically log in without requiring a password or PIN after the initial setup is complete. During the initial Windows 11 installation, you can also bypass the Microsoft account requirement to create a local account, which some users find easier to set up without a password prompt.
After Setup: Disable Login Requirement
To skip the login screen for an existing account:
Press the Windows key + R to open the Run dialog box.
Type netplwiz and press Enter to open the User Accounts window.
In the list, select your account.
Uncheck the box next to “Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer”.
Click Apply, then OK.
A window will pop up asking for your current password. Enter it correctly twice to confirm automatic login.
Click OK and restart your computer to test the new settings.
Hey Mr. Corelli. Don’t know if this will help or not but here goes. At one time I was having issues with the field that asks for your pin number. My youngest son suggested that I move my cursor away from the pin number box then type in your pin number. Been doing that for several months now and my problem (whatever it was) has ceased.
The WINDOWS instructions I have tell me to use my MICROSOFT ACCOUNT PASSWORD. I installed Windows with a LOCAL ACCOUNT. This is what I mean about their obscure chicken-shirt instructions. I cannot risk blowing this up on their own instructions. They are in effect not addressing my situation.
I ended up with both. When I bought my computer, a laptop, it came with a finger-print sign-on. When I did the initial set up I ended up with that connected to a Microsoft account. I added the local, with the same password I’ve used for generations, and use that one. But I surely agree with what a PITA Microsoft inserting itself where I don’t want it is, and of course there are lots of examples.
I actually opened a microsoft account a few days after set up in order to do something that required it. I forget what it was now. So, yes I have BOTH types of accounts and passwords but I will not risk trying to pull this off and lock myself out. And what if I hadn’t opened MS account? What is it asking for? Something I don’t have? Diving into the pool to check the water level is not a good way to proceed. LINUX is looking better every day
Thanks everyone for the inputs. I decided to take the plunge. I went through the routine delineated above and it worked. I shutdown and restarted and poof! No password required to get to the desktop.
This still doesn’t get Microsoft off the hook. It just circumvented a problem.
