Solved eliminating need for password or pin on startup

Some time ago, I managed to set my laptop up so that it would start up and open my account without a password or Pin, but cannot remember what I did.

When I tried to repeat the exercise with my PC, I inadvertently created a ghost second account which loaded before my own. I then had to select my account and still needed my Pin.

Thankfully Bree was able to offer two options to fix. I couldn’t follow the first (my path didn’t seem to match the screen shots) but the second option did the job.

Recently I tried again with same result – a ghost account. I followed Bree’s guidance again, eliminating the ghost account but now when I startup, I get an extra screen, and I must press a key to take me onto my page where I still have to provide a Pin. I seem to be going backwards instead of forwards.

Apart from the frustration of still needing a Pin, I am perplexed by the extra screen that has appeared this time although I followed Bree’s directions as before.

Advice will be most welcome.

Hello Demby,

You can use option one in the tutorial below to set up netplwiz to automatically sign in to your account at startup.


In addition:

Hi Brink
I think I found your tutorial but either I left out a step or took a misstep because I couldn't get the result I wanted. I am going to try in slow time to see if I'm more successful this time. I'll be back withy the outcome, meanwhile, thank you for your helpful reply

Hi Brink. After 3 attempts I finally achieved the result I wanted. My error was typing my user name in the User Accounts box. Apparently the system thinks that my user name is "Home". I can live with that. Thanks again

You're most welcome. I'm glad you got it sorted.