Windows 8 runs a tight ship by throwing up a lock screen and a log-in screen before you can dive in.
But you can easily bypass those screens so you don't have to type your password every time.
Here's how:
- From the Start screen, type netplwiz. The command for netplwiz, aka the User Accounts Control Panel, appears in the search results in the left pane. Click that command.
- In the User Accounts Control Panel, select the account you wish to use to log in automatically.
- Click off the check-box above the account that says "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer." Click OK.
- Enter your password once and then a second time to confirm it. Click OK.
- Restart Windows. Windows now bypasses the lock screen and the log-in screen to automatically take you to the Start screen.
- Change your mind? To re-enable the log-in screen, simply return to the User Accounts Control Panel using the steps above and click on the check-box for the "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer" option.
