Laptop not asking for password

eh i dunno · 2014-07-21 20:43:40

The last few days my laptop has stopped asking for a password when I turn it on. I never changed any settings so why is this happening and how do I return to being asked for a password hen turning laptop on? Its a Lenovo using Windows 7.

21-07-2014 08:43PM

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The last few days my laptop has stopped asking for a password when I turn it on. I never changed any settings so why is this happening and how do I return to being asked for a password hen turning laptop on? Its a Lenovo using Windows 7.

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#2 22-07-2014 03:45AM

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Control panel- user accounts-select your one and add a password.

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#3 22-07-2014 09:04AM

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If your computer was previously asking for a password and you're sure you haven't deleted it and the suggestion above doesn't work then try this:

From a command prompt or by pressing CMD+R type:

netplwiz

This will load the Advanced User Account Control Panel applet.

Select the Users tab and check if the box labelled Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer. is selected or ticked.

Click Apply and see how that works.

Ken

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