20H2 Netplwiz no longer has auto login

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  1. Posts : 12
    Windows 10
       #1

    20H2 Netplwiz no longer has auto login


    Just updated to 20H2 on a new build and when I ran Netplwiz there is no option for auto login. There is no option to turn on/off Hello anymore either.

    Any idea if we will still be able to auto login anymore?
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  2. Posts : 13,301
    Windows 10 Pro (x64) 21H2 19044.1526
       #2

    20H2 Netplwiz no longer has auto login-image.png 20H2 Netplwiz no longer has auto login-image.png
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  3. Posts : 16,786
    Windows 10 Home x64 Version 22H2 Build 19045.4170
       #3

    jcahow said:
    ... there is no option for auto login ...
    What makes you think so? It looks the same as ever.
    Sign in User Account Automatically - TenForumsTutorials

    Denis
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  4. Posts : 12
    Windows 10
    Thread Starter
       #4

    20H2 Netplwiz no longer has auto login-image.png

    When I run Netplwiz I do not see it

    - - - Updated - - -

    Let me back up.

    Forest off I did not check Netplwiz before I did the 20H2 update so I might have had the issue before it ran so I should not blame it on that.

    Second it may be caused by the way I created the account. I build machines for sale and my for my own use. When I build one for sale during the initial setup I create a single "My Computer" limited offline account without a Password and has the buyer set up their own Password. When I create a machine of my own I create a limited offline account under my name with a Password.

    When I built this machine I made a mistake and used the "My Computer" account and did not realize it until later in the build process. At the time I created a new account under my name with a Password and ultimately deleted the :My Computer" account after re-installing some stuff.

    So as the screen shot shows there is only my Admin account under my name and everything seems to be working fine. At that is when I saw 20H2 in Windows Update and installed that. Then I finally ran Netplwiz to setup auto logon and saw my account listed but without the checkbox.

    So either 20H2 did something or the way I created my subsequent Admin account after setting up an iniial account has caused problems.

    Since it seems to work for you in 20H2 it probably is tied to the way the second account was setup.

    Any ideas on how to get the checkbox back without doing the entire build over again?
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  5. Posts : 16,786
    Windows 10 Home x64 Version 22H2 Build 19045.4170
       #5

    jcahow said:
    There is no option to turn on/off Hello anymore either.
    Does this not work any more?
    Enable or Disable Passwordless Sign-in for Microsoft Accounts - TenForumsTutorials
    I see that this tutorial has recently been updated so perhaps the procedure has changed?

    Denis
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  6. Posts : 56,806
    Multi-boot Windows 10/11 - RTM, RP, Beta, and Insider
       #6

    I'm on 20H2, and all of this works.

    20H2 Netplwiz no longer has auto login-2020-10-21_08h18_49.png
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  7. Posts : 13,301
    Windows 10 Pro (x64) 21H2 19044.1526
       #7
    Last edited by Brink; 02 Jan 2022 at 13:40. Reason: added tutorial link for more info
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  8. Posts : 68,672
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #8

    Should be the note under step 4 of option 1 below as the cause.

    Sign in User Account Automatically at Windows 10 Startup

    If you turned on Require Windows Hello sign-in for Microsoft accounts (aka: passwordless sign-in), you will not see the Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer check box.

    If your PC is currently joined to a domain, then the "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer." box will not be available, and you will need to use OPTION TWO below instead.

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  9. Posts : 12
    Windows 10
    Thread Starter
       #9

    thank you thomaseg1 that did the trick!
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  10. Posts : 103
    Win10Pro 64bit 1909 build 18363.628
       #10

    Thanks @thomaseg1

    Did a format and reload for the first time in a long time and then suddenly found this setting missing. Your link did the trick
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