Windows 10: All of a sudden, Windows asks for password on startup

Discus and support All of a sudden, Windows asks for password on startup in User Accounts and Family Safety to solve the problem; I've been bypassing that startup page for ages, and today its started asking for the password. I have it set up on Accounts that I dont have to enter... Discussion in 'User Accounts and Family Safety' started by llanita, Apr 10, 2019.

  1. LLANITA
    llanita Win User

    All of a sudden, Windows asks for password on startup


    I've been bypassing that startup page for ages, and today its started asking for the password. I have it set up on Accounts that I dont have to enter password and also on netplwiz.
    However it still asks for it.
    I've restarted the pc 3 times and it's asked every time.

    Please help if you can
    Thanks

    :)
     
    llanita, Apr 10, 2019
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  2. GOFIGUREITOUT
    GoFigureItOut Win User

    Windows Startup password

    Is it possible to remove a startup password without being able to log into the system? A friend's laptop just prompt her today for a password that she never enabled. Now, she does have a standard user account password, but that doesn't work for the startup password. She had the computer for about a year now and it has never asked for a startup password until today.

    I tried to use Hiren Boot CD to run a diagnostic on the laptop, but it has a bsod. Windows 10 normal boot crashes as well
     
    GoFigureItOut, Apr 10, 2019
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  3. GOFIGUREITOUT
    GoFigureItOut Win User
    Windows Startup password

    Yes, I'm sure there wasn't a Microsoft account on the laptop. When I set it up, she didn't want one

    So I had to do a factory restore on the laptop. All boot methods would crash. I found out the owner was duped into giving a scammer access to her computer. That's how the startup password got set.

    See its not the same as the account login password prompt

    Thanks for the link! I will most definitely save it and use it when needed
     
    GoFigureItOut, Apr 10, 2019
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  4. AVEDIS53
    Avedis53 Win User

    All of a sudden, Windows asks for password on startup

    Can't get GPU-Z to start with Windows 8.1 startup

    I'm not sure how to do that. Could you list the steps for a noob?
     
    Avedis53, Apr 10, 2019
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