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Pavilion Notebook
Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

I have an HP Pavilion notebook.  It requires a password every time I open which I don't require.  I have been able to disable this process on other laptops but can't find how to do this.  Can anyone help?  Thanks!

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Look at the command line example I gave above in the picture. It must be typed exactly the way I show with quotes and spaces.

 

If your user name is me, you have to use the quotes around your name and put a space between "me" and *

 

Correct way

net user "me" *

 

Incorrect way

net user me*

 

IF not, you get the listed items shown in your error above.

 

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Hello alicebarney,

 

Are you signing in with a Microsoft Account or a Local Account?

 

I am assuming you have a Microsoft Acct. You will need to change that to a Local Account in order to bypass the password sign in.

 

All Settings> Accounts> Your info.

 

Let me know if you need further help.

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Hi, tried what you suggested.  I did find out that I'm already set up with a local account though.  Any further thoughts?

 

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Is your account the Administrative Acount or a Standard Account?

You will need to be logged in as the Administrator and use an elevated command prompt to wipe the password.

 

Press the Windows key and X key simultaneously -or- right click the Start button.

Click on Command Prompt (Admin).

1 elevated cmd.jpg

 

In the command prompt window, type (or copy/paste) this line of text and note: replace the word your user name with your actual user name.

net user "your user name" *

When it asks you to Type a password for the user: hit the Enter key only.

When it asks you to Retype the password: hit the Enter key only.

It will tell you the command completed successfully.

Type the word Exit and hit the Enter key to close out the window.

2 CMD user name.jpg

 

That should do it.

 

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I followed your commands to the letter but it didn't  work.  I got a different message and it didn't ask me anything about passwords.  

 

This is what I got???


(c) 2816 microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved .
C: \WINDOWS\system32>net user me*
The syntax of this command is:
NET USER
[username [password I x] [options]] ['DOMAIN]
username {password I s} / ADD [options] ['DOMAIN]
username [/DELETE] [ 'DOMAIN]
username [/TIMES: {times I ALL}]
username [ 'ACTIVE: {YES I NO}]
C: \WINDOWS\system32>net user
The syntax of this command is:
NET USER
[username [password I x] [options]] ['DOMAIN]
username {password I s} / ADD [options] ['DOMAIN]
username [/DELETE] [ 'DOMAIN]
username [/TIMES: {times I ALL}]
username ['ACTIVE:
{YES I NO}]
Administrator: Command Prompt
Microsoft windows [Version 18.8.14393]

 

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Look at the command line example I gave above in the picture. It must be typed exactly the way I show with quotes and spaces.

 

If your user name is me, you have to use the quotes around your name and put a space between "me" and *

 

Correct way

net user "me" *

 

Incorrect way

net user me*

 

IF not, you get the listed items shown in your error above.

 

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Thank you so much.  I followed it more carefully this time and of course it worked!

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Your very welcome.  🙂

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Strange. I did it the right way and got that incorrect message.

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