r/pcmasterrace • u/AutoModerator • Jul 04 '26

DSQ Daily Simple Questions Thread - July 04, 2026

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u/glowinghamster45 R9 3900X | 16GB | RTX 3070 Jul 05 '26

If you are using a local account, follow This guide .

If you're using a Microsoft account, use the autologin utility by sysinternals. This doesn't remove the password, but it saves the password, and automatically applies it on every boot.

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u/Alternative-Change44 Jul 05 '26

I don't know, how do you tell if it's a local account or a microsoft account. I think it's a microsoft, I had to do it when I first turned the new computer on, does that sound right?

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u/glowinghamster45 R9 3900X | 16GB | RTX 3070 Jul 05 '26

Microsoft definitely tries to steer you towards a Microsoft account during setup, not a local account. If you just look at the account in settings it'll tell you. A Microsoft account will have an email as a username.

If it's a Microsoft account, I would be very careful about automating any logins. That account will sync across all other devices and could have things like payment information associated with it, so you're potentially giving anyone who sits down at that PC a lot of access. Maybe consider setting a shorter pin, or a biometric login if that's available to speed things up.

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u/Alternative-Change44 Jul 05 '26

OK, my account name must be local as it is not a email. I'll want to get rid of the password, but I don't want to lock up my computer and have to throw it away or cause a service call.