Help with a local (not Microsoft) user account - Windows 11
Help with a local (not Microsoft) user account - Windows 11
Hey friends... I spent the last two days trying to set up Windows 11 on a new PC. My friend, who is buying this desktop for me, wants his computer to boot straight to his Windows login screen instead of asking for a password or a Microsoft ID and PIN every time. I heard too many stories about bad things happening when you use these accounts online, so I wanted to avoid that entirely. During the installation process, I used a trick so the software wouldn't ask for my username and password. But later on, right before finishing up, it told me something like "You need to change the password for Terry." Well, this is new equipment and I never set a local password named Terry before. However, there seemed to be no other way around it, so I just gave him a temporary password. The rest of the setup went smoothly. Now the computer is running fine without needing a Microsoft ID or password. I checked Control Panel & User Accounts. There are only one user on this system, and that is Terry (who is also an Administrator). I tried clicking around to remove his password but couldn't find any option to do it. If that isn't possible, I thought about creating another account for him just as a regular user, not the Admin role. Can I set up two accounts for Terry? One as a normal user and one as Admin? Would he see the "Terry Admin" login screen when he turns on his machine even if the admin password is gone? If I make two accounts for Terry—one that can log in without a password, and another with a password—can I switch between them so that when Terry logs in as just the regular user, he won't be asked to enter the Admin's password? When I create the new account, can I give it no password at all? Is this on the right track here? Any advice is welcome. many thanks, mraroid PS: I am not asking anyone to help me break a password or try anything harmful like that. I just hope I can set up a regular user account with no password and get some help with that part.
I don't think that is true if you are using an account with no password, but someone else might tell me otherwise. This rule works for both regular and special admin accounts. You can stop your computer from logging itself out unless you turn it off by going to Settings > Accounts. If you have been away, when should Windows ask you to sign in again? (found under additional settings) > Never. By doing this, normal use, sleep and screen saver will not need a password to get back to the PC.
I have heard so many bad stories about putting a Microsoft user ID and password together, so I am here to tell you something else. There is really nothing dangerous about an MS account and password. You just need to be very careful what you read on the internet because some people say sitting right next to a WiFi router will melt your eyeballs. Your friend might get in trouble if they try to download stuff from the MS store, but don't worry too much. Local accounts are easy: An admin account needs a password, and a regular Standard account can be without one. You made an Admin account before. Good job! Now make a new Standard account, leave it empty of passwords, log in with that as your everyday computer, turn off the power, and turn it on tomorrow morning... it will log into this local standard account. No tricks needed there. If you want to use the admin one later? Just switch User.
Hello all... All my friends want to do is turn the computer on, and boot to the windows desktop. I have been able to do that for them in Windows 10 and Windows 11. But this latest install did not allow me to do that. It forced me to make a local password for a local admin account. So, no chance I can create a local user (not an admin user) and have the user just turn in the computer and boot to windows 11? mraroid
My computers running Windows 10 and 11: I use an MS account mostly because of licensing problems, or if I need something from the Microsoft Store. Over the last two years on this specific system, I've only used that MS account about three or four times. That "MS account" is a rarely-used Gmail address. For local admin tasks like installing things or setting up system configs, I use Local Admin. For daily stuff, I use Local Standard.