The privacy and security of this data should come first before a minor convenience, so keep this in mind when choosing to set up an auto-login. This could allow critical data, such as your bank card details, login credentials, insurance details, and personal correspondence to fall into the wrong hands of anyone else who has access to it. However, it’s only recommended if you are the sole user of the computer as it does open it up to easy access to outsiders should any get their hands on your PC.īy performing the steps in this article you open your PC to a potential security compromise. To save a few seconds on the booting process by avoiding the Windows account login step is a great feature. To have to type your password every time you want to log into your own PC is incredibly redundant. Multiple Microsoft customers have notoriously referred to the Windows 10 login screen and process as a pointless and unnecessary nuisance.