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    Remove Password of Local Account in Windows 10

    How to Remove Password of Local Account in Windows 10
    Published by Category: User Accounts
    25 Apr 2021
    Designer Media Ltd

    How to Remove Password of Local Account in Windows 10


    If you have a local account on the PC, then your Windows password is what you use to sign in to your user account in Windows on the PC.

    If you have a Microsoft account, then your password is what you use to sign in to online Microsoft services and Windows on PCs and devices that you use the same Microsoft account on. You cannot remove the password of a Microsoft account since it is required.

    If needed: How to Check if User is a Local Account or Microsoft Account in Windows 10

    You can help keep your PC or device more secure by changing your password regularly and by using a strong password. If you forget or lose your password, there are several things you can try to change, reset, or remove it.

    This tutorial will show you different ways to remove the password of your or any local account in Windows 10 and online.

    If your PC is on a domain, your system administrator must reset your password.

    If you had set Windows to automatically sign in to a local account at startup that you just changed, reset, or removed the password of, then you will need to set Windows to automatically sign in to the local account at startup again to update it with the new or removed password.

    Enabling passwordless sign-in will remove the password and picture password sign-in options for all Microsoft accounts on the sign-in screen and in Accounts > Sign-in options > Settings.



    Contents

    • Option One: To Remove Password of your Local Account in Settings app
    • Option Two: To Remove Password of your Local Account in CTRL+ALT+DEL secure screen
    • Option Three: To Remove Password of any Local Account in Control Panel
    • Option Four: To Remove Password of any Local Account in Local Users and Groups
    • Option Five: To Remove Password of any Local Account in Netplwiz
    • Option Six: To Remove Password of any Local Account in Command Prompt






    OPTION ONE

    To Remove Password of your Local Account in Settings app


    1 Open Settings, and click/tap on the Accounts icon.

    2 Click/tap on Sign-in options on the left side, and click/tap on the Change button under Password. (see screenshot below)

    Remove Password of Local Account in Windows 10-local_settings-1.png

    3 Type in your current password, and click/tap on Next. (see screenshot below)

    Remove Password of Local Account in Windows 10-local_settings-2.png

    4 Leave the new password, reenter password, and password hint fields empty, and click/tap on Next. (see screenshot below)

    Remove Password of Local Account in Windows 10-local_settings-3.png

    5 Click/tap on Finish. (see screenshot below)

    Remove Password of Local Account in Windows 10-local_settings-4.png

    6 You can now close Settings if you like.






    OPTION TWO

    To Remove Password of your Local Account in CTRL+ALT+DEL secure screen


    1 While signed in to your local account, press the Ctrl + Alt + Delete keys to open the secure screen.

    2 Click/tap on Change a password. (see screenshot below)

    Remove Password of Local Account in Windows 10-ctrl-alt-del-1.png

    3 Type in your current old password, leave the new password and confirm password fields empty, and press Enter or click/tap on the arrow. (see screenshots below)

    Remove Password of Local Account in Windows 10-ctrl-alt-del-2.jpg

    4 Click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)

    Remove Password of Local Account in Windows 10-ctrl-alt-del-3.jpg






    OPTION THREE

    To Remove Password of any Local Account in Control Panel


    You must be signed in as an administrator to be able to do this option.

    This option should only be used if the local user has forgotten his or her password, and does not have a password reset disk.

    For security reasons, Windows protects certain information by making it impossible to access if the user's password is reset. When an administrator changes, resets, or removes the password of another user's local account on the PC, that local account will lose all EFS-encrypted files, personal certificates, and stored passwords for Web sites or network resources.


    1 Open the Control Panel (icons view), and click/tap on the User Accounts icon.

    2 Click/tap on the Manage another account link. (see screenshot below)

    Remove Password of Local Account in Windows 10-control_panel-2.png

    3 If prompted by UAC, click/tap on Yes.

    4 Click/tap on a local account (ex: Brink) that you want to change or remove the password of. (see screenshot below)

    Remove Password of Local Account in Windows 10-control_panel-2.png

    5 Click/tap on Change the password. (see screenshot below)

    Remove Password of Local Account in Windows 10-control_panel-3.png

    6 Leave the new password, confirm new password, and type a password hint fields empty, and click/tap on Change password. (see screenshot below)

    Remove Password of Local Account in Windows 10-control_panel-4.png

    7 When finished, you can close the "Change an Account" Control Panel if you like.






    OPTION FOUR

    To Remove Password of any Local Account in Local Users and Groups


    You must be signed in as an administrator to be able to do this option.

    Local Users and Groups is only available in the Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions.

    This option should only be used if the local user has forgotten his or her password, and does not have a password reset disk.

    For security reasons, Windows protects certain information by making it impossible to access if the user's password is reset. When an administrator changes, resets, or removes the password of another user's local account on the PC, that local account will lose all EFS-encrypted files, personal certificates, and stored passwords for Web sites or network resources.


    1 Type lusrmgr.msc in the search box (Win+S) in the Start menu or on the taskbar, and press Enter.

    2 If prompted by UAC, click/tap on Yes.

    3 Click/tap on Users in the left pane, select a local account (ex: Brink_2) in the middle pane, and click/tap on More Actions and Set Password in the right pane. (see screenshot below)

    Remove Password of Local Account in Windows 10-lusrmgr-1.png

    4 Click/tap on Proceed to confirm. (see screenshot below)

    Remove Password of Local Account in Windows 10-lusrmgr-2.png

    5 Leave the new password and confirm password fields empty, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)

    Remove Password of Local Account in Windows 10-lusrmgr-3.png

    6 Click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)

    Remove Password of Local Account in Windows 10-lusrmgr-4.png

    7 You can now close Local Users and Groups if you like.






    OPTION FIVE

    To Remove Password of any Local Account in Netplwiz


    You must be signed in as an administrator to be able to do this option.

    This option should only be used if the local user has forgotten his or her password, and does not have a password reset disk.

    For security reasons, Windows protects certain information by making it impossible to access if the user's password is reset. When an administrator changes, resets, or removes the password of another user's local account on the PC, that local account will lose all EFS-encrypted files, personal certificates, and stored passwords for Web sites or network resources.


    1 Type netplwiz in the search box (Win+S) in the Start menu or on the taskbar, and press Enter.

    2 If prompted by UAC, click/tap on Yes.

    3 Check the Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer box, select a local account (ex: Brink_2), and click/tap on Reset Password. (see screenshot below)

    Remove Password of Local Account in Windows 10-netplwiz-1.png

    4 Leave the new password and confirm new password fields empty, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)

    Remove Password of Local Account in Windows 10-netplwiz-2.png

    5 If you had set Windows to automatically sign in to a user account at startup, then you will need to set this again.

    6 When finished, you can close netplwiz if you like.






    OPTION SIX

    To Remove Password of any Local Account in Command Prompt


    You must be signed in as an administrator to be able to do this option.

    This option should only be used if the local user has forgotten his or her password, and does not have a password reset disk.

    When an administrator changes, resets, or removes the password of another user's local account on the PC, that local account will lose all EFS-encrypted files, personal certificates, and stored passwords for Web sites or network resources.


    1 Open an elevated command prompt.

    2 Do step 3 or step 4 below for what command you would like to use.


    3 To Remove Password of Local Account without Prompts

    A) Type the command below into the elevated command prompt, press Enter, and go to step 5 below. (see screenshot below)

    net user "UserName" ""

    Substitute UserName in the commands above with the actual user name of the local account within quotes that you want to remove the password of.

    Remove Password of Local Account in Windows 10-remove_password_cmd_no_prompt.png


    4 To Remove Password of Local Account with Prompts

    A) Type the command below into the elevated command prompt, press Enter. (see screenshot below)

    net user "UserName" *

    Substitute UserName in the command above with the actual user name of the local account within quotes that you want to remove the password of.


    B) When prompted to enter and confirm a password, press Enter without typing anything, press Enter again without typing anything, and then go to step 5 below.
    Remove Password of Local Account in Windows 10-change-remove_password_cmd_prompt.png

    5 When finished, you can close the elevated command prompt if you like.


    That's it,
    Shawn






  1. You
    Posts : 613
    Windows 10 Enterprise x64 (build 10586)
       #1

    I'd like to report a spelling error:
    lustmgr.msc

    should be

    lusrmgr.msc

    I thought that the name sounded strange.
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  2. Posts : 68,652
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #2

    Hehehe, oops. Thank you. It has now been corrected.
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  3. You
    Posts : 613
    Windows 10 Enterprise x64 (build 10586)
       #3

    Brink said:
    Hehehe, oops. Thank you. It has now been corrected.
    You're very welcome!
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  4. Posts : 144
    Windows 10 Home 64bit Version 22H2
       #4

    Err.. Option TwoChange password does not appear on the CTRL+ALT+DEL secure screen
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  5. Posts : 144
    Windows 10 Home 64bit Version 22H2
       #5

    OPTION ONEThis option asks forOld PasswordCreate PasswordRe-enter PasswordIt does not allow you to leave the last 2 blank
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  6. Posts : 5,478
    2004
       #6

    FrankS said:
    Err.. Option TwoChange password does not appear on the CTRL+ALT+DEL secure screen
    It shows up on local accounts but not Microsoft accounts. Similarly you can't change a Microsoft account to use a blank password.

    Are you sure you are using a local account?
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  7. Posts : 144
    Windows 10 Home 64bit Version 22H2
       #7

    Option ThreeNo option to change Administrator password here
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  8. Posts : 144
    Windows 10 Home 64bit Version 22H2
       #8

    It appears that none of these allow you (as Administrator) to remove the Administrator's password
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  9. Posts : 144
    Windows 10 Home 64bit Version 22H2
       #9

    lx07 said:
    It shows up on local accounts but not Microsoft accounts. Similarly you can't change a Microsoft account to use a blank password.
    OK, that makes sense.
    lx07 said:
    Are you sure you are using a local account?
    I'm using the Admin account, the only one on the machine.
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