Solved PC requires password when waken from sleep

[Mitch656]

Hi,
So usually when I put my PC to sleep, I can just wake it up and be greeted with my desktop.
Now everytime I wake it up, it says my PC is locked and I have to enter my password to log in.

I gone into power management it says "Yes" to require password when login, however I will not let me change it.

The only thing that has changed is I upgraded my Home Premium copy to a professional copy.

 

[whs]

Type netplwiz into start/search and hit Enter. There you uncheck the little box, click Apply and provide your password (twice). Then OK > OK. Now it will log in automatically and should also work for sleep.

 

[Mitch656]

Type netplwiz into start/search and hit Enter. There you uncheck the little box, click Apply and provide your password (twice). Then OK > OK. Now it will log in automatically and should also work for sleep.

I actually remember having to do that for that for Windows 8, but unfortunately for some reason it didn't work.

It still will say locked, and wont let me change it in the power plan

 

[whs]

It may not have worked because you forgot APPLY or something. I have used that on many 7, 8.1 and 10 systems and it always worked.

 

[ShoTTaS]

Maybe you have installed an application that overrides your power management settings, you can see that at the system tray.

 

[Mitch656]

I clicked applied and it didn't work, I think it has something to do with the power option???

Anyway I did a system restore which took me back to home premium and the problem was gone.
Does professonial have like "tighter" security?

I will run the upgrade again and see what happens.



Edit: when I upgrade, I'm once again greeted with the lock screen when I wake from sleep

 

[gregrocker]

Go to Power Options and look to the left for "Require a Password on Wakeup." Click on it.

At the top if it's shown click "Change Settings that are Unavailable" then down below "Don't require a password" for sleep, apply, OK, reboot.

 

[AddRAM]

There should be no reason you can`t change it in the way Greg describes.

 

[Mitch656]

Go to Power Options and look to the left for "Require a Password on Wakeup." Click on it.

At the top if it's shown click "Change Settings that are Unavailable" then down below "Don't require a password" for sleep, apply, OK, reboot.

It so strange. Its already set to don't require a password.
I haven't changed any of the setting, but as of now it seems fine. Have to keep checking it though

 

[gregrocker]

What did you mean when you said you did System Restore to go back from Professional to Home Premium? That doesn't sound possible.

How did you Upgrade to Professional, and why? It is the exact same OS except with a few features unlocked that most consumers don't need. It also wastes the Home Premium license if you do Anytime Upgrade.

 

[Mitch656]

What did you mean when you said you did System Restore to go back from Professional to Home Premium? That doesn't sound possible.

How did you Upgrade to Professional, and why? It is the exact same OS except with a few features unlocked that most consumers don't need. It also wastes the Home Premium license if you do Anytime Upgrade.

I don't know I had professional key that my brother doesn't use, upgraded fine, then I did a system restore and I ended up with HP.

in fact I just realized I have HP still on my machine and that is probably why the sleep function is working.

 

[AddRAM]

Did you do a clean install using a Windows 7 Pro disc ?

What type of key is your brothers ? A Retail key or did you get it off his COA ? Where did the key come from ?

Did you use an upgrade disc and key ?

Describe exactly how you installed Professional.

Anytime Upgrade is not possible anymore.

 

[gregrocker]

Actually any retail key for a higher version that qualifies can be used for Windows Anytime Upgrade - How to - Windows 7 Forums.

Is this what you did, as shown in the blue link?

 

[Mitch656]

Actually any retail key for a higher version that qualifies can be used for Windows Anytime Upgrade - How to - Windows 7 Forums.

Is this what you did, as shown in the blue link?

Yep I followed that link. It actually helped me since I got stuck with the error.

So I did a system restore and and I ended back up with HP, and that probably why my computer is not locked after sleep. I will try the upgrade now.


His key came from Microsoft, but got the student advantage key like me, but at the time I didn't know that I could of got pro

 

[gregrocker]

What features in Pro do you need exactly, because except for a few expensive extra features that almost no consumer needs it is the exact same OS?

 

[AddRAM]

Really, just stay with Home Premium or clean install Pro, you are wasting the Home Premium license if you upgrade from Home Premium to Pro.

If HP does all you need, there`s no real reason to install Pro.

 

[Mitch656]

Well it took like 2second to go back to pro.

It seems when pro is installed that, it changes the power option to require a password.

So followed gregs instructions on the page before and turn off the require password and it seems fixed.