![]() ![]() In college, Nick made extensive use of Fortran while pursuing a physics degree. Before How-To Geek, he used Python and C++ as a freelance programmer. He has been using computers for 20 years - tinkering with everything from the UI to the Windows registry to device firmware. Nick Lewis is a staff writer for How-To Geek. The truth is, we generally recommend against using these techniques, even though, in certain circumstances, they might make sense. In the end, we're writing about them because we've seen the advice passed around on other sites without noting the important risks it involves. We'll show you how to do it later in this article and note the specific security risks it entails, as well. If you have only one account on your Windows PC, it's a better idea to set Windows up to sign you in automatically instead of removing your password, but even that has its problems.If you make an administrator account have no password, malicious applications running on your PC could theoretically gain elevated access to Windows.Having no password on a local account doesn't make you any more vulnerable to remote intrusion. However, people still need to have physical access to do this. Anyone can access it by simply walking up to it. Removing the password from your computer can be a security risk. ![]() If you're using a Microsoft account and still want to do this, you'll need to revert your account to a local one. ![]() You can't remove your password if you're using a Microsoft account. You must be using a local account for the password removal trick to work. ![]()
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