Screen wake-up password

[fiatnm]

I want to disable screen wake-up password. In my Windows 10 there is no “Require a password on wake-up” option (time 2.30) as like in the YouTube video. How to fix this? Please help me.

 

[davehc]

You (and Yuotube,) are in the wrong area.
Open Settings -Accounts - Sign in Options
At the top:

 

[Regedit32]

Hi fiatnm,

Welcome to the Forum.

Click Start > Settings cog > Accounts then in left pane click Sign-in options

Here select Never for Require sign-in

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Alternatively, if you are using a laptop you might also want to not require sign-in on wake up when using a battery as opposed to mains power.

There are a couple of commands you can do in an elevated command prompt like so:

• Right-click on Start then select Command Prompt (Admin)
• Click yes when the User Account Control prompts you
• Now in the Administrator: Command Prompt window type or copy & paste the following:
  
  To not require a password on wake up when powered by mains:
  
  

  powercfg /SETACVALUEINDEX SCHEME_CURRENT SUB_NONE CONSOLELOCK 0

  
  Press Enter key to execute
  
  To not require a password on wakeup when powered by battery:
  
  

  powercfg /SETDCVALUEINDEX SCHEME_CURRENT SUB_NONE CONSOLELOCK 0

  
  Press Enter key to execute
  
  Type Exit, then press Enter to close the command window.

Later if you change your mind and do want a password when waking from sleep, then do as above but enter the following two commands instead:


On mains power:

powercfg /SETACVALUEINDEX SCHEME_CURRENT SUB_NONE CONSOLELOCK 1

On battery power:

powercfg /SETDCVALUEINDEX SCHEME_CURRENT SUB_NONE CONSOLELOCK 1

Regards,

Regedit32

 

[fiatnm]

I browse the window as you said but I am able to see it is already in "Never" option

 

[davehc]

fiatnm. I think I may have misunderstood your query. You are , I think, referring to the lock screen.

Have a look here: Note that, in the second window of this instruction, you must enter your present password in both lines, although you will not, after that need it again.

https://www.windows10forums.com/threads/turn-off-password.3353/#post-14048

 

[fiatnm]

Why “Require a password on wake-up” option (time 2.30) in the video is missing in my Windows 10?

 

[Regedit32]

Have you checked screen saver settings?

Start > Settings cog > Personalization then on left pane select Lock screen and in main window scroll down and click Screen Saver Settings and make sure there is no check mark next to On resume, display logon screen

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[davehc]

You may have pinned it down - holding my breath!