How to Add or Remove "Require a password on wakeup" from Power Options in Windows 10


While you can still add Require a password on wakeup to the Power Options control panel, you will no longer be able to change this setting.

You will now only be able to change the Require Sign-in setting using: How to Turn On or Off Require Sign-in on Wakeup in Windows 10



In Windows 10, the Require a password on wakeup setting was removed in Power Options, and only available in Settings as the Require Sign-in setting by default now.

To help secure your PC, Windows requires users to sign in when it wakes from sleep or hibernate by default.

Any changes to the Require a password on wakeup setting will affect all users on the PC that use the same power plan.

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the Require a password on wakeup setting in Power Options for all users in Windows 10.

You must be signed in as an administrator to be able to add or remove this setting in Power Options.


 CONTENTS:

  • Option One: Add or Remove "Require a password on wakeup" in Power Options using Command Prompt
  • Option Two: Add or Remove "Require a password on wakeup" in Power Options using REG file


EXAMPLE: "Require a password on wakeup" in Power Options
Add Require a password on wakeup to Power Options in Windows 10-require_password_on_wakeup-power_options.png






OPTION ONE

Add or Remove "Require a password on wakeup" in Power Options using Command Prompt


1. Open an elevated command prompt.

2. Type the command below you want to use into the elevated command prompt, and press Enter.

(Add)
REG ADD HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\PowerSettings\0E796BDB-100D-47D6-A2D5-F7D2DAA51F51 /v Attributes /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f

OR

(Remove - default)
powercfg -attributes SUB_NONE 0E796BDB-100D-47D6-A2D5-F7D2DAA51F51 +ATTRIB_HIDE

3. You can now close the elevated command prompt if you like.






OPTION TWO

Add or Remove "Require a password on wakeup" in Power Options using REG file



The downloaded .reg files below will modify the DWORD value in the registry key below.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\PowerSettings\0E796BDB-100D-47D6-A2D5-F7D2DAA51F51

Attributes DWORD

1 = Remove
2 = Add


1. Do step 2 (add) or step 3 (remove) below for what you would like to do.


 2. To Add "Require a password on wakeup" to Power Options

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Add_Require_password_on_wakeup_to_Power_Options.reg

Download


 3. To Remove "Require a password on wakeup" from Power Options

This is the default setting.

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Remove_Require_password_on_wakeup_from_Power_Options.reg

Download

4. Save the .reg file to your desktop.

5. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

6. When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7. You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.


That's it,
Shawn Brink


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