Normally, most Windows 11 users will set a password for the PC to safeguard the data and privacy. However, some users may would like a no-password login. At this time, they may need to remove the login password of the Windows 11 PC.
How to quickly remove login password on Windows 11 PC? Don’t worry, it is very simple and quick.
Quickly remove login password on Windows 11 PC
The easiest way to remove login password in Windows 11 is to use User Accounts Panel.
To remove the password with the User Account panel, press Windows + R keys to launch the ‘Run’ command, enter netplwiz in the search box, and then either click on ‘OK’ at the bottom or press Enter.
Which user account you want to remove its password? Just now select it. Untick the checkbox above for ‘Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer.’, and click on ‘OK’ at the bottom.
Now, enter the sign-in details, for the Microsoft/Local Account linked to your computer. You could either enter the username or email ID in the ‘User name’ section and then enter the password in the following two sections. Finally, click on ‘OK’ at the bottom to save the changes.
Now, when you restart your Windows 11 PC, you don’t need to enter user name & password.
How to Protect Your Privacy by Permanently Erasing Sensitive Data?
If your Windows 11 PC is not protect by login password, you can try other methods to protect the data on the PC, such as encrypting the disk, erasing sensitive data, etc. Here is the way to permanently erase sensitive data on Windows 11 PC so that the data can’t be recovered by any data recovery software.
Step 1. Download a data erasure program for Windows 11.
DoYourData Super Eraser is a powerful, easy-to-use and safe data erasure program which offers certified data erasure algorithms to erase data securely. Download it here:
DoYourData Super Eraser
- Permanently erase data to prevent potential data recovery.
- Shred files, wipe hard drive, erase deleted files, etc.
- Once your data is erased by it, the data will be gone forever.
Step 2. Run DoYourData Super Eraser on your Windows 11 PC.
Open DoYourData Super Eraser, you can choose a data erasure mode to help you permanently erase your data. For example, choose “Erase Files/Folders” mode to help you permanently delete files and folders.
Step 3. Select the files/folders you want to erase.
Click on Add button to add files/folders you want to erase. Then you can preview the selected files and folders.
Step 4. Click on Erase Now button.
Click on Erase Now button. This software will permanently erase the selected files and folders. Once the process gets finished, all the selected files/folders will be gone forever, can’t be recovered by any data recovery software.
Written & Updated by Shirly Chen
Shirly Chen has been writing data recovery, data erasure articles for DoYourData over 4 years. She has been working as a professional website content writer & editor for quite a long time. She also writes articles about disk clone, Mac optimization, disk backup, etc.