4 Proven Ways to Skip Password Prompt Resuming from Sleep

Samuel Spenser Published on April 16, 2025Windows Password3-min reading

"I am having some kind of issue related to passwords. My Computer does not ask for passwords when I turn it on. But after waking it from sleep, it asks for passwords. I want to disable that password after waking it from sleep. How can I do that?"

—Microsoft Community

Password ask after sleep may be helpful if you are in public. However, it may be troublesome that Windows requires passwords after sleep on Windows 10, especially for a short leave when you are in a private space.

This tutorial will show in detail how to stop Windows 10 from asking for passwords after sleep in 4 practical ways. Read more!

Disable Windows 10 Ask Password After Sleep

In this article:

Part 1. Disable the Password When Resuming Windows from Sleep via Settings
Part 2. Disable Password Windows 10 After Sleep via Group Policy
Part 3. Disable Sleep Mode Enter Password on Windows 10 via Registry Editor
Part 4. Turn off Passwords on Windows 10 After Sleep via the Command Prompt
Bonus Tip: Reset Windows Password with Ease If Forget

Part 1. Disable the Password When Resuming Windows from Sleep via Settings

If you don't want your computer to ask for a Windows password after sleep mode, the easiest and quickest way you can take is to change your settings.

Below is a guide to disable entering passwords on Windows 10 after sleep mode with pictures.

Step 1

Click Start (Windows pattern) in the bottom left corner and hit Settings.

Step 2

Click on the Accounts option.

Step 3

Select the Sign-in options in the left panel and locate the Require sign-in section. Change the option to Never in the drop-down menu.

If you change your mind, you can change it back to When PC wakes up from sleep.

Part 2. Disable Password Windows 10 After Sleep via Group Policy

You should know that Settings will not work if your device is running on battery or plugged in individually. Therefore, if your computer runs on Windows 10, you can make use of Group Policy to help Windows 10 remove passwords after sleep.

Here is how to skip the password prompt resuming from sleep using Group Policy:

Step 1

Head to the search bar in the bottom-left corner and enter Edit group policy. Double-click to open it.

Step 2

Follow the path: Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Power Management > Sleep Settings to find the targeted content step by step.

Step 3

Double-click Require a password when a computer wakes (on battery) on the right page.

Step 4

Choose the Disabled button and hit Apply.

Note:

Similar steps are also applicable to disabling a password when a computer wakes (plugged in). If you change your mind, you can also follow similar steps to change it to the Enabled button.

Part 3. Disable Sleep Mode Enter Password on Windows 10 via Registry Editor

If you are not allowed to access Group Policy on your computer, here is another method - Registry Editor. Follow the steps below to disable the Password prompt when waking from sleep mode on Windows 10:

Step 1

Go to the search bar at the bottom left and input Registry Editor. Right-click it and choose Run as administrator.

Step 2

Follow the path ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoft to open the targeted file.

Step 3

Right-click on the right page and choose New > DWORD (32-bit) Value twice. Rename the two files as CsEnabled and PlatformAoAcOverride, respectively.

Step 4

Double-click the file you just created and set the Value as 0. Click OK to apply. Then, close Registry Editor and restart your device.

Part 4. Turn off Passwords on Windows 10 After Sleep via the Command Prompt

You can also disable the password prompt after resuming from sleep using Command Prompt. Below are the detailed steps:

Step 1

Enter Command Prompt in the bottom-left search box and run as administrator.

Step 2

Enter the character strings below:

If your device is running on battery:

powercfg /SETDCVALUEINDEX SCHEME_CURRENT SUB_NONE CONSOLELOCK 0

If your device is plugged in:

powercfg /SETACVALUEINDEX SCHEME_CURRENT SUB_NONE CONSOLELOCK 0

Note:

If you want to enable the password prompt after resuming from sleep, just enter powercfg /SETDCVALUEINDEX SCHEME_CURRENT SUB_NONE CONSOLELOCK 1 while your device is running on battery, and powercfg /SETACVALUEINDEX SCHEME_CURRENT SUB_NONE CONSOLELOCK 1 when your device is plugged in.

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Conclusion

To conclude, we mainly introduced how to disable Windows 10 from asking password after sleep in terms of Settings, Group Policy, Registry Editor, and Command Prompt with detailed pictures. We have also introduced a powerful Windows password reset tool to help you reset/remove password on Windows 10 if you forget them.

Samuel Spenser

Samuel Spenser, a senior editor from imyPass, is an expert on password unlocking and recovery. He has more than 3-year experience in writing tutorials about password recovery for Windows.