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11-10-2016 10:52 AM
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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11-10-2016 07:23 PM - edited 11-10-2016 07:26 PM
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.
11-10-2016 12:06 PM
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.
11-10-2016 01:47 PM - edited 11-10-2016 01:49 PM
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).
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.
That should do it.
11-10-2016 02:36 PM
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???
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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]
11-10-2016 07:23 PM - edited 11-10-2016 07:26 PM
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.