You are able to configure Windows 10 to auto login and boot straight to the desktop without entering the user password. Here is how you can do it.

To log right into a Windows 10 computer, you have to enter the user password every time. This can help protect your user account and files on the system from the unauthorized access. However, if you do not like entering the login password each time, you are able to skip it entirely and boot straight to the desktop. This is especially useful for single-user systems where you are the only one who uses the machine.

There's two methods to configure Windows 10 auto login. First, you can use the netplwiz tool. Second, you can use the Registry Editor to setup automatic login. Both of these methods use local and Microsoft accounts.

Without any delay, allow me to show the steps to set up auto login in Windows 10 to login without entering a person password.

Windows 10 auto login with netplwiz

Netplwiz is an advanced user account management tool. Using netplwiz, you can set up Windows 10 auto login in just a couple of steps. Here's how.

Open the Run window with the "Win + R" shortcut.
Type "netplwiz" and press Enter.
Select the user account within the "Users" tab.
Uncheck the "Users must enter a username and password to use this computer" checkbox.
Click on the "Apply" button.
Type the password twice and click "Ok"

That is it. With that, you've configured the automated login process in Windows 10.

Detailed steps:

1. Search "netplwiz" within the start menu and then click the "Run as Administrator" option. You can also make use of the Run dialog box to spread out the Advanced User Accounts applet.

2. Select your user account under "Users with this computer" and uncheck the "Users must enter a password to use this computer" checkbox.

3. Click the "Apply" button.

4. You'll be prompted to go in the user password. Type the password twice and click on the "Ok" button.

That's it. You've enabled Windows 10 auto login feature.

Disable auto login with netplwiz

To disable automatic login and let password protection for your user account, open "netplwiz", choose the user account and check the "Users must enter a username and password to make use of this computer" option. Click the "Apply" button in order to save changes and restart the computer.

I am unable to begin to see the "Users must enter a username and password to use this computer" option.

Important: If you work with Windows 10 Hello feature like the pin, picture, face detection, or fingerprint authentication, you will not see the "Users must enter a username and password to make use of this computer" option in netplwiz. Disable Windows Hello to use auto login.

Windows 10 auto login with Registry

You can use the "AutoAdminLogon" registry answer to setup automatic logon in Windows 10. Before making any changes, back up the registry.

1. Look for "regedit" within the start menu and open it.

2. Paste the below path within the address bar and press Enter.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

3. Right-click on Winlogon folder and select "New → String Value". Name the worth as "DefaultUserName". Double-click on the "DefaultUserName" value, type your username, and click on "Ok".

4. Right-click around the Winlogon folder again and select "New → String Value". Name the value as "DefaultPassword".

5. Double-click around the DefaultPassword value, go into the password within the Value Data field and click on the "Ok" button in order to save changes.

6. Right-click around the Winlogon folder and choose "New → String Value". Name the worth as "AutoAdminLogon". Double-click around the "AutoAdminLogon" value, type "1" within the Value Data field and click on "Ok".

7. Close the registry editor and restart the machine

In the future, Windows 10 won't request password and auto logins you to your desktop.

Disable auto login with registry

To disable Windows 10 auto login, go to the registry location and hang the AutoAdminLogon to "0". You can also delete the "DefaultPassword" value.

Important note: Just like the Windows 10 auto login feature is, enabling automatic login will lessen the security. It is because any user who has physical access for your system can boot to your user account with no restrictions. So, think twice before configuring auto-login.