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microsoftIf you have your computer on and you go away from it for a while, when you come back you might need to wake it up because its settings put it on sleep, standby or hibernation mode. It is sufficient to click any button on the keyboard to resume what you were doing and turn the screen and the PC on. But at this point, you could face a little issue. In fact the system could prompt you for a password in order to unlock the computer and show  the desktop again. If you don’t want to be bothered by this nagging prompt, here is the trick to disable it.

Windows Vista

  1. Log on your computer as Administrator. Click Start.
  2. Click Control Panel.
  3. Click System and Maintenance.
  4. Click Power Options.
  5. Click Change Plan Settings for your current Plan.
  6. Click Change advanced power settings.
  7. Click Change settings that are not currently available . Give permission to continue when User Account Control dialog appears.
  8. Under Advanced Settings, expand Additional settings.
  9. Now expand Request a password on wakeup.
  10. Change the value to No for “Request a password on wakeup” by selecting a new option from drop down menu for On battery and Plugged in.
  11. Click OK.

Windows XP

  1. Log on your computer as Administrator. Click Start.
  2. Click Control Panel.
  3. Click Performance and Maintenance.
  4. Click Power Options.
  5. Click the Advanced tab.
  6. Under Option untick Prompt for password when computer resume from standby option.
  7. Click OK.

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One Comment to “Disable Windows Vista and XP from requiring for password on wakeup from Standby or Hibernation”

  1. AlexM Says:

    Your blog is interesting!

    Keep up the good work!

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