How to Boot Directly to Windows Desktop without Password?

When you boot your Windows machine, the welcome screen will appear after a few seconds, and then the login screen appears. The whole process seems a little lengthy. Luckily, you can boot straight to desktop without the login screen by following the methods below. Without further ado, let’s jump right into it.  

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How to Boot Directly to Windows Desktop?

Way 1: How to Boot Directly to Windows Desktop via User Account

To completely disable the login screen, you can adjust some settings in User Account. To dos so:

Step 1. Press Win + R to open the Run box.

Step 2. Type netplwiz and hit Enter to launch User Account.

Step 3. Under the User tab, select your account > uncheck User must enter a user name and password to use this computer > hit Apply.

Step 4. If you are using Windows Hello for sign-in, the checkbox above will not be there. Therefore, you need to disable Windows Hello first: go to Windows Settings > Accounts > Sign-in options > toggle off Require Windows Hello sign-in for Microsoft accounts.

Now, you are able to uncheck the User must enter a user name and password to use this computer box. After hitting Apply, you will be prompted to enter your user name, type & confirm your password.

Way 2: Modify the Registry Key

The Windows Registry Editor database stores the configuration settings and options for the OS and software installed on your PC. You can access and edit the configuration settings by tweaking the registry keys and value data. Here’s how to modify the registry key to make you boot straight to desktop:

Step 1. Type regedit.exe in the Run box and hit Enter to launch Registry Editor.

Step 2. Navigate to the following path:

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

Step 3. In the right pane, double-click on DefaultUserName > enter your user name in the Value data > click on OK.

Step 4. Double-click on DefaultPassword > enter your password in the Value data > hit OK.

Step 5. Double-click on AutoAdminLogon > enter 1 in the Value data > hit OK.

Step 6. Quit Registry Editor and reboot your computer.

Also see: How to Clean Windows Registry Safely? 4 Ways Available Here

Way 3: How to Boot Directly to Windows Desktop via Settings

If you want to bypass Windows login screen without password when waking your PC from sleep, follow these steps:

Step 1. Press Win + I to open Windows Settings.

Step 2. In the settings menu, find Accounts and hit it.

Step 3. In the Sign-in options section, select Never under Require sign-in.

Final Words

This guide introduces how to go directly to desktop in Windows 10 in 3 ways – via Settings, User Account, and Registry Editor. Sincerely hope you can boot your device faster to make you more efficiency and productive.