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User cannot login with blank password on Windows 10

I created a user account that has no password. When trying to login as that user from the Welcome Screen, Windows says: Account restrictions are preventing this user from signing in. For example: ...
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How to enable this so I can require sign in?

This morning I came to work with a "surprise", that my computer didn't lock automatically, though I thought I configured it to do so. Then I went through everything just want to make sure. I found ...
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How do I remove the "Reset Password" option from the Windows 10 login screen?

I've installed Windows 10 Professional on a PC with only one account, a local administrator. This PC needs to be as secure as possible and it will also never be attached to a Microsoft account. The ...
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Windows 10 - lost PW - Can I login into my account with my PIN forever?

Cant remember my Windows 10 User Account password, since I constantly logged in with my PIN. Now my PC wants to restart. I am afraid I cant login afterwards with my PIN and it might force me to login ...
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Windows 10 fingerprint login changes default login method back to password

I have a Lenovo laptop running Windows 10 that I use both standalone when I'm on the go, and connected through a dock to a monitor, keyboard, and mouse when I'm at home. When I'm out, I use the ...
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Microsoft Account password change on Skype retains the old password on Windows 10 login, how come?

I have been facing the following strange behaviour on Microsoft Account password (there is also other closely same case posts in here): the Microsoft Account is based on a Gmail Account, with a ...
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Cannot enter password on ASUS laptop running Windows 10

I recently updated my Asus lap-top to Windows 10. Everything has been fine for a while. Today, I tried to log-on, but found that although I can use either the finger mouse-pad or a USB mouse to move ...
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Getting back into windows 10 normal boot (as opposed to safe boot) without being able to login [duplicate]

To troubleshoot a problem I used msconfig to set that windows 10 should boot without loading most of the services (safe boot). I rebooted the PC and then noticed that I could not login with the PIN in ...
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