Updated on November 29, 2019: Following our readers' suggestions, I have figured out that this is not a removal of the feature but the new behavior of the OS. The instructions are now updated.
Do you use autologin for your local or Microsoft account in Windows 10? Well, here is a bit of bad news. Microsoft has removed this useful feature from the GUI starting in build 19033, which represents the '20H1' branch, known as Windows 10 version 2004.
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After reinstalling Windows 10 Build 19033 on my lab PC I have discovered an unpleasant change.
I use the automatic login feature to sign in into my user session and automatically connect the PC to OpenVPN. I would be happy to use OpenVPN's native service for Windows, but it prevents the OS from booting starting in 20H1 build 18890, so this just doesn't work. Usually, I just turn off the option Users must enter a user name and password to use this PC and click the Apply button in the control userpasswords2 classic Control Panel applet to make the OS save my credentials.
However, after installing build 19033, I have found that the check box is missing from the GUI:
Microsoft has silently removed it. You can no longer use the GUI to sign in automatically to a user account in Windows 10.
Follow the updated instructions here to get the check box back:
Sign-in Automatically to User Account in Windows 10 Version 2004
In short, you have to disable the Windows Hello option under Settings > Accounts > Sign-in options.
Once you disable it, you will see the option available in the dialog again.
Just turn off thef Users must enter a user name and password to use this PC option and click on the Apply button. When prompted for the password, enter it twice, and you are done.
Windows 10 version 2004 will now sign-in automatically to the selected user account.
Many thanks to our readers who leave so valuable comments!
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I am running build 19033.1 and still see the option to check or uncheck “Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer.”
Might be a glitch on your lab machine or the dreaded A/B testing :/
Yep, must be the A/B testing.
Mine is clean install.
Hi,
I’m in 19033.1 and I still see the checkbox when I open netplwiz…¿?…
This suggests that this is an A/B change.
Windows 10 is just one awful decision after another.
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Hello @all,
in the system the “Windows Hello Button” must be set to off, then in Netplwiz the box is there again.
Greetings Birkuli
I have no such option “Require Windows Hello Sign-in for Windows accounts” in Settings
clean install v19033.1
I also do not see “Require Windows Hello Sign-in for Windows accounts”. Iso ver 19035.1 clean install.