Windows 10: No password protection at Startup, but does when waking from sleep

I've a problem with my new laptop with Windows 10 pre-installed.


I wish to password protect it.

In Settings>Accounts>Sign-In Options I have selected the option to require sign in when computer awakes from sleep.

And indeed when it wakes from sleep I have to enter my pin, or use the fingerprint scanner.


However, when I turn the computer on, no password is required and it boots to the Windows homepage. Not very secure.


I am the only user on this computer, and I have admin rights.


How do I correct the startup log-in problem?

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How to turn off password protection on every wake up of the system

Hi Richard,

Please follow the steps below on how to turn off password on wake up:

• Search Settings on the Start menu and select
  System.
• Select Power and sleep, and click Additional power settings.
• On the next window, click Require a password on wakeup.
• Under Password protection on wakeup, tick the radio button next to
  Don't require a password, and save the changes.

Let us know how it goes.

 

Sleep and Password. windows 10

Hi Peter,

Sorry for the inconvenience caused.

You may try this steps:

• Type Power & sleep settings in the search bar.
• Click on Additional power settings
• On the right side of the screen, click on Require a password on wake up
• Under password protection on wake up, select the button that says required a password (recommended)
• When your computer wakes up from sleep.
• No one can access your data without entering the correct password to unlock the computer.
• Clck on create or change user account password if you do not have one or you want to change your password.
  
• Click on save changes below.

Hope this helps. Get back to us with the results. We are happy to help!

 

Can't remove sleep password protection

Hi,

Thanks for replying to us with the status of your issue.

We understand the inconvenience caused and we will try our best to resolve the issue.

To assist you better, please provide few details.

1) Are you trying to Login through Local account or Microsoft account?

2) When you say when it's set to 'Never', are you referring to Sleep mode time out option?

3) What is the make and model of your computer?

If you have set, sleep mode time out option to Never then the system will never get into sleep mode.

I suggest you to try changing the Wake up password setting through Power option and check if it helps.

Follow the below steps:

1) Type setting in the search area on the task bar and select
Settings.

2) Select System option.

3) Select Power and Sleep form the left panel of system window.

4) Select Addtional Power setting.

5) Select Require a password on wake up from the left panel.

4) Under Password protection on wake up, select
Don’t require a password.

5) If Don’t require a password option is grayed out then, click on
Change setting that are currently Unavailable. After that select
Don’t require a password.



Hope it helps, reply to us with the status of your issue. We will be happy to assist you.