Check your password and repeat the steps above to setup the auto login again. If the auto login fails on Windows startup and still prompts you to enter your password or PIN on the welcome screen, you may have entered the incorrect password during the auto login setup. If you’re using a Microsoft account to login to Windows 11, enter your Microsoft account’s username instead, which is usually an email address, for example, if your local account does not have a password, leave the password fields blank and just click OK to proceed. If you are not sure what your username is, check on the list of user names under “ Users for this computer” in the netplwiz window. Restart your PC and see that Windows auto login to the desktop screen without any action from your side.Windows will use this saved login credentials to automatically sign into Windows on startup without you having to manually input the username and password again. Type in the user name and password you used to login to Windows. A new window called “ Automatically sign in” will then prompt you to enter a user name and password.In the User Accounts window, uncheck the checkbox “ Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer“.On the Start menu, search for and open “ netplwiz” – an advanced user account management tool in Windows.To set up auto login in Windows 11, follow the steps below.
