‘Users must enter a username and password to use this computer’ missing in Windows 10

Earlier, we shared following article to make your Windows 10 auto logon:

Automatically Login Without Using Password In Windows 10

The method shared in above article make use of User Accounts applet which appears when you run netplwiz command. In that applet, you need to uncheck Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer option. Then you can go ahead and enter your information to make your Windows 10 auto logon.

However, with Windows 10 Version 2004 or later you can no longer find Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer option under User Accounts in following cases:

• You are signed in with a Microsoft account and not on local account
• You’ve turned on either of the Windows Hello sign-in option such as PIN, face or fingerprint.

Also, when you’re on login screen, you won’t be able to use Microsoft account password to sign in. This is actually because of passwordless feature Microsoft introduced in Windows 10 Version 2004. Microsoft added the feature to enhance the security of your Windows 10. As we all know that Windows Hello PIN is more secure than traditional password. Hence, Microsoft introduced the elimination of password. We also recommend you to go ahead and take benefit of this passwordless authentication.

However, if you’ve your personal system and no one else uses it, you might want to continue using password and make your system auto logon. For that you need to restore Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer option. Here’s how you can.

‘Users must enter a username and password to use this computer’ missing in Windows 10

Method 1 – Using Settings App

1. Right click Start Button or press + X keys and select Settings.

2. Under the Settings app, go to Accounts > Sign-in options.

3. In the right pane of Sign-in options, under Require Windows hello sign-in for Microsoft accounts, turn Off the option.

Now if you go to under User Accounts applet, you’ll find that Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer option is now restored.

Check this live illustration of above steps in this video:

Method 2 – Using Registry

1. Open Registry Editor.

2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\PasswordLess\Device.

3. Double click on DevicePasswordLessBuildVersion registry DWORD and change it Value data from 2 to 0.

4. Close Registry Editor and recheck, the Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer option must be restored.

That’s it!