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How to stop Windows 10 from asking for password from sleep mode - Micro Center
<main> <article class="userContent"> <p>By default, Windows will require you to to sign in again after waking up from sleep mode. Your computer will automatically go to sleep after a certain amount of time, or if you have a laptop, after closing the lid. Some of you may prefer to not be required to enter your password again every time you open your computer back up.</p><p>There's a setting in Windows specifically for this and it can easily be changed so your computer doesn't require sign-in every time. We'll go over the steps for that here:<p><br></p></p><p>1. <strong>Right click </strong>on the <strong>Start button</strong>, typically found at the lower left corner of the screen, and from the list of options, choose <strong>Settings</strong>.<p><br></p></p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6031942/uploads/editor/6i/5ij77yuhfqur.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6031942/uploads/editor/6i/5ij77yuhfqur.jpg" alt="5ij77yuhfqur.jpg"/> </a> </div> </div> <p><p><br></p></p><p>2. In the Settings window that pops up, click on <strong>Accounts.</strong></p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6031942/uploads/editor/bc/izjz4lw7tzch.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6031942/uploads/editor/bc/izjz4lw7tzch.jpg" alt="izjz4lw7tzch.jpg"/> </a> </div> </div> <p><p><br></p></p><p>3. On the left side of the "Accounts" Settings window, click on <strong>Sign-in options.</strong></p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6031946/uploads/ZF1XUAI57QSJ/image.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6031946/uploads/ZF1XUAI57QSJ/image.png" alt="image.png"/> </a> </div> </div> <p><p><br></p></p><p> </p><p>4. Under Sign-in options, locate the drop down menu for <strong>Require sign-in. </strong></p><p>By default, this will be set to "When PC wakes up from sleep", change this option to <strong>Never </strong>to disable the password prompt after sleep.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6031942/uploads/editor/69/ottw71rt2rn6.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6031942/uploads/editor/69/ottw71rt2rn6.png" alt="ottw71rt2rn6.png"/> </a> </div> </div> <p><p><br></p></p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6031942/uploads/editor/9g/0178cq41tgzq.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6031942/uploads/editor/9g/0178cq41tgzq.png" alt="0178cq41tgzq.png"/> </a> </div> </div> <p><p><br></p></p><p>That's it! It will save this setting automatically after you switch it.</p><p>It can be changed back at any time by simply switching the drop-down to the other option in under "Require sign in" in Settings.</p> </article> </main>
