How To Stop Windows 10/11 From Asking For Password After Sleep

With default settings, your Windows 10/11 PC automatically enters sleep mode after a few minutes of inactivity to save power.

When you wake up your Windows 10/11 PC by pressing a key, moving the mouse/touching the trackpad, or pressing the power button, you are greeted with the lock screen where you must sign in to your user account again by typing the password, PIN, or fingerprint.

Windows 10/11 asks for your password after waking up from sleep mode so that others cannot access your computer and data. However, if you are the only person with physical access to your computer, you might want to stop Windows 10/11 from asking for passwords after sleep.

If you do not want your Windows 10/11 PC to ask for the password every time the computer wakes up from sleep mode, you can configure Windows 10/11 not to ask for passwords after sleep.

IMPORTANT: We do not recommend turning off this security feature. Because, when you configure Windows to not ask for the password or sign in after waking up from sleep, anyone with physical access to your computer can access your account and data.

Stop Windows 10 from asking for the password after waking up from sleep

Step 1: Go to Windows 10 Settings > Accounts > Sign-in options page.

Step 2: Scroll down the page to see the Require sign-in section. Here, please select the Never option from the drop-down below the “If you’ve been away, when should Windows require you to sign in again?” option.

That’s it! From now onwards, Windows 10 PC will not ask you to sign in or enter the password when it wakes up from sleep mode.

Stop Windows 11 from asking for passwords after waking up from sleep

Step 1: Open Windows 11 Settings using the search or Windows + I hotkey.

Step 2: In the left pane of the Settings app, click Accounts.

Step 3: Now, on the right side, scroll down the page to see Sign-in options. Click on the Sign-in options.

Step 4: Scroll down the Sign-in options page to see the “If you have been away, when should Windows require you to sign in again?” option.

From the drop-down menu below it, select the Never option to stop Windows 11 from asking for the password or sign in again after waking up from sleep.

To make Windows 11 ask for your password or sign in again after leaving sleep mode, please select the When PC wakes up from sleep option from the drop-down. That’s it!