Windows 10: Windows 10 not asking for password when waking up

Dell XPS 8700 desktop, came with 8.1 Home, upgraded to 10 Home, then fresh installed 10 Home. Settings through the Settings menu and through Control Panel both set to ask for password when waking up, but it doesn't. It does on boot, but not on wakeup. Latest bios, A11, installed. Clock is correct. Thoughts???

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Windows 10 Not Asking for Password When Waking Up

Well, I just found the problem. Even though I had it set to ask me for a password every time in the "Settings" app, the "Require a password" setting was somehow turned off in the power options in the Control Panel.

Hopefully Microsoft will be able to consolidate all of the settings soon to avoid this kind of confusion.

 

Windows 10 Not Asking for Password When Waking Up

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Hello Buffett, and welcome to Ten Forums. *Smile

If this isn't the same thing you already tried, double check using the tutorial below to see if this is set to require a password on wakeup.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/1...dows-10-a.html

 

Thanks, Brink,

Yep, did all that. Even changed settings to disable PW selections, saved them, then redid them and still no luck...

 

Odd. As a test, see what happens when you enable secure sign-in.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/1...dows-10-a.html

 

Tried it again, and.... No Joy!

 

Do all accounts have a password added to them?

 

Yep...

 

I must admit that I'm not sure why it's not requiring a password at wakeup.

You might check to see if you may have some group policy enabled preventing it.

Group Policy Editor - Quickly View Enabled Policies in Windows - Windows 7 Help Forums

 

Thanks, but I have Windows 10 Home on this machine, no Group Policy Editor available...

 

Since this thread has anyone else had this problem? I've got 2 laptops in our office, both on Windows 10 Home Edition and both experiencing this exact same issue. I presume I must have set something incorrectly, but I've been over and over it (as has my colleague on his computer).

I've set power button to sleep - if I press it, I have to log in again
I've set close lid to sleep - if I close it, I have to log in again
I've set 3 minutes of inactivity to sleep - if I'm inactive the screen switches off after 3 minutes, but on jiggling the mouse (or whatever) the screen starts up again and I've not been logged out, its just the screen has gone inactive.

This laptop came with Windows 10 installed (as did my colleagues - he is on a HP laptop, I can find out the spec if required). I had previously done everything in the advice above (except the ctrl+alt+del advice, which I've now done and tested power button, closing lid, inactivity and switching computer off). I'm at a loss. If there is a known problem I can't find it on google, so hopefully someone out there can help me get to the bottom of it. If you need me to screenshot some screens (just to make sure I've not got option blindness from looking at the incorrectly set option over and over again), just let me know!

Thanks in advance.

 

yes, I have same problem. I was worried it is security issue.

EDIT: I forgot to add, I have Lenovo desktop, came windows 8.1 installed. Upgradedto windows 10 recently. I tried to switch back to 8.1 and computer wont allow because am guessing a file was removed somehow. Now in just last week maybe wont ask for password on waking. Also wakes upon own sometimes.
I want to ask if youhave elgato capture card? I have and installed software has caused sound problems. As in system is confused between front headphone jack and rear audio jack. No big problem, just has to be reconfigured sometimes which only takes a second. I was wondering if problem caused by elgato software.

its no big problem not asking for password. I am just worried there may be spy on computer.
Sorry for poor english.

 

Ok all of sudden is working perfectly. I changed nothing. Was not asking for password for weeks and now working. I have automatic updates turned off too.

 

Asamody,

Didn't know this thread was still alive. I had the same experience after all the above mentioned foo for all, just started working, and that was that!