Windows 10: Automatically sign in with a Microsoft account

If you use a Microsoft account to sign in to Windows 10, you can sign in automatically. After that, you will not need to retype your password or select a user from the login screen. You will be able to instantly see your desktop without the inconvenient login screen.

When you connect with someone Microsoft account in Windows 10, you need to type the user password in your local account. To save time and speed up the sign in, you may want to enable automatic sign in to your Microsoft account.Windows 10

To automatically sign in to her account Microsoft in Windows 10, follow these steps.

Press the Win + R keys on the keyboard. The Run or Run dialog box on your screen will appear. Type the following command in the Run box:

netplwiz

This will open the user accounts window on your computer. Find the Microsoft Account you are using and select it from the list.

Untick the check box called “Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer” or “Users must enter a user name and password to use this ” and click the Apply button.

Immediately afterwards you will have to enter the username and password of the user to use the PC.
The Automatic login question will appear. Fill in the password
Enter your password times and you're done!

Note: In the above dialog box, the Microsoft Account may appear as _. This is perfectly normal because Windows 10 creates two local accounts for each Microsoft account. This will be used to connect when you do not have access to the Internet. In this dialog, you see your local account name. Do not change anything, just type in your password.

Microsoft Account is integrated with Microsoft cloud services such as OneDrive, Bing, Skype and 365.

It offers synchronization of all your customizations and preferences from your PC to other machines running Windows 10. If you are signed in with the same Microsoft Account on each of your PCs, then you will have the same on desktop (same background and theme setting). Universal apps settings and quick access toolbar buttons will also be synced with every computer you're connected from.

To reset defaults, run netplwiz again and check the box "Users must enter a username and password to use this computer". The next time you log in, you will be asked for the password again.

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