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How to remove Windows password login in Windows 10 (Tired of typing your password?)
PC Advisor ^ | Jul 18, 2017 | Marie Black

Posted on 07/19/2017 6:20:52 AM PDT by dayglored

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To: BobL

Thanks for the explanation. Wife goes thru both Bitlocker and MS password prompts (company laptop). She’d asked me about disabling them. Bitlocker sounds like it needs to stay in place...password too.


21 posted on 07/19/2017 7:00:26 AM PDT by moovova
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To: dayglored

If you’re the only one using the computer at home , passwords are a pain . Yes, netplwiz is your friend ,but sneaky Microsoft will say your password needs to be updated


22 posted on 07/19/2017 7:04:21 AM PDT by butlerweave (it's the children are)
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To: dayglored

This is beyond a bad idea. The Windows login serves more than just local protection.


23 posted on 07/19/2017 7:12:34 AM PDT by PJBankard
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To: newfreep

You think 25s is fast??


24 posted on 07/19/2017 7:14:31 AM PDT by dinodino
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To: moovova

Bitlocker, I found out about this the hard way, i could not go into the repair mode unless I had the bitlocker key. Had to have the companies IT department repair the computer for me. After this was done I went to my control panel and disabled bitlocker. Got chewed out later for doing so but I just printed out the key codes and later was able to repair myself. Since this is a company computer I leave the bitlocker on now. My personal computer I turn off.


25 posted on 07/19/2017 7:22:40 AM PDT by wild74
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To: dangus
While you’re at it, here’s how to reset your luggage combination to “1111,” and how to write your PIN number on your credit card so it doesn’t wear of right away again...

Those are helpful, timesaving "life-hacks." LOL.

26 posted on 07/19/2017 7:24:51 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: dayglored

I’m going to go on record as saying this is bad advice and should be ignored. While passwords are imperfect, you should never leave your workstation wide open without a password. You’re just inviting trouble. Caveat emptor!


27 posted on 07/19/2017 7:26:15 AM PDT by rarestia (Repeal the 17th Amendment and ratify Article the First to give the power back to the people!)
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To: onyx



GET RID OF PASSWORD

28 posted on 07/19/2017 7:37:20 AM PDT by onyx (Donate Monthly ~ Join 300 Club!)
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To: Noumenon

I agree. Mint Cinnamon is awesome. I went there when XP support died and haven’t regretted it for a second. My PC boots in about 20 0seconds and shuts down in 5. Such a sweet OS.


29 posted on 07/19/2017 7:44:26 AM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts ("Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment." - Will Rogers)
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To: dayglored

I advise against this.


30 posted on 07/19/2017 7:52:11 AM PDT by miliantnutcase
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To: dayglored

Wonder what John Podesta’s take is?


31 posted on 07/19/2017 7:57:42 AM PDT by alternatives? (Why have an army if there are no borders?)
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To: dinodino

That’s kinda snarky of you.

As I noted, 20s boot-up is typical and not too bad considering my laptop is > 5 years with an older i5 chip and only 4GB memory.

So if your snobbish perspective prohibits you from grasping not everyone has fast computers, well.....there you go again.


32 posted on 07/19/2017 7:59:08 AM PDT by newfreep ("If Lyin' Ted was an American citizen, he would be a traitor.")
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To: moovova

You’re welcome. I haven’t seen anyone respond to me otherwise, so I think I’m right here. I spent an extra $99 to get Bitlocker enabled on my home PC. But it’s really good to have it, as I no longer worry about losing my identity or God knows what else, if someone gets my computer. Also, I’m now ok with using automatic password fill-ins on Firefox, knowing that others cannot access it.


33 posted on 07/19/2017 7:59:22 AM PDT by BobL (In Honor of the NeverTrumpers, I declare myself as FR's first 'Imitation NeverTrumper')
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To: BobL

bookmark


34 posted on 07/19/2017 8:02:04 AM PDT by pollywog (" O thou who changest not....ABIDE with me")
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To: rarestia

Especially not a laptop.

Not having a userid and password is just ignorant. Anyone who can get on your network(or a network you are on) can do anything they want to you. Make your password your address when you were growing up if you can’t remember passwords. 701LathamRd
That’s Easy!


35 posted on 07/19/2017 8:06:06 AM PDT by AppyPappy (Don't mistake your dorm political discussions with the desires of the nation)
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To: dayglored

Got back to Windoze 7.

Or better yet DOS6.21


36 posted on 07/19/2017 8:06:30 AM PDT by mabarker1 (Progress- the opposite of congress)
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To: Red Badger
****** 😬
37 posted on 07/19/2017 8:10:53 AM PDT by mabarker1 (Progress- the opposite of congress)
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To: BobL; wild74

I’ll be buying a new Dell laptop with Windows10 soon, so this info is good. I currently have a desktop with Vista...so it’s time, I guess.


38 posted on 07/19/2017 8:19:04 AM PDT by moovova
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To: NTHockey

[[I am so disgusted with Windows 10 from main screen which is so gaudy]]

Get classic shell- you’ll like the old style menus more- easy to install and use- lots of folks won’t run windows 10 without it


39 posted on 07/19/2017 8:33:09 AM PDT by Bob434
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To: moovova

LOL, it was time years ago if you have Vista (or Windows 8). I simply skipped Windows 8 after all that I heard about it...and waited for 10 (which still can’t match 7).


40 posted on 07/19/2017 8:40:49 AM PDT by BobL (In Honor of the NeverTrumpers, I declare myself as FR's first 'Imitation NeverTrumper')
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