Skipping the Security Questions during Clean Install Setup process?

win10freak · 03 Oct 2018

In case I decide to reinstall Windows 10 v1803 (or later releases) by performing a Clean Installation, how can I skip the Security Questions during the Local Windows Account setup stage? The first local account setup would be my Admin account. Then, once Windows completes the setup, then, I would create a Standard User local account.

But is there a way to skip the Security Questions during the clean installation?

Or, is there any way to remove the Security Questions on my two Local Accounts?

Thanks!

Bree · 03 Oct 2018

The security questions are meant to help you when you forget the password. But if you set up the first account as a local account with a blank password then there's nothing to forget, so you don't get asked to set up the security questions.

You can then set a password for the account after you have signed in for the first time. You can also switch it to a Microsoft account if you wish.

Personally I always set up at least two administrator accounts, one of which is a local account, set aside just for maintenance purposes.