{"id":144465,"date":"2019-07-11T19:32:15","date_gmt":"2019-07-11T19:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=144465"},"modified":"2025-07-01T21:41:53","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T04:41:53","slug":"windows-10-password-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/windows-10-password-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows 10 to allow sign-on without password"},"content":{"rendered":"

Microsoft is about to allow you to ditch the password.<\/p>\n

The company is testing the possibility of allowing you to sign in with your Windows Hello Face, Fingerprint, or PIN.<\/p>\n

Right now, the option is only available to a small segment of the Windows Insider program. To ditch the password in Windows 10, go to Settings > Accounts > Sign-in options<\/strong>, and select “On”<\/strong> under “Make your device passwordless.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Windows<\/p>\n

If you don’t have Windows Hello<\/a> set up, Microsoft will walk you through the process the next time you go to sign in. Is a PIN really more secure than a password? Here’s what Microsoft has to say:<\/p>\n

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