Windows Login screen not appearing or Password box not showing up

Windows 11/10 offers multiple options to login to your PC, ranging from simple PIN method to more complex Windows Hello Face unlock. But, at times you may face a situation where the Windows login screen does not appear at all. If you face this issue, something here is sure to help you fix the problem.

Windows 11/10 login screen does not show up

There are two scenarios here:

The login screen does not show up at all
The login screen shows up – but no Username/Password box is showing up

If the Windows 10 login screen not showing up on your Windows 10 PC, you may need to undertake some or more of the following tasks:

Run System Restore
Try Ctrl+Alt+Delete combination
Users must enter a username and password to use this computer
Disable Fast Startup
Troubleshoot in Clean Boot State
Create a New User account
Run Fresh Start
Run Startup Repair.

Let us go through these suggestions. You can then decide which one or more may apply in your case and work for you.

NOTE: If you are able to reach your Desktop, you can carry out these suggestions normally; else you may have to enter Clean Boot State, boot into Safe Mode or boot into Advanced Startup Options. If you cannot do any of this then you may need to boot into Windows 10 using installation media.

1] Run System Restore

If the issue started recently, maybe after Windows Update, run System Restore to restore your computer back to a good point. Then Delay the updates or Block the Update if you are able to find the offender.

2] Try Ctrl+Alt+Delete combination

Press Ctrl+Alt+Del and see if you can make the credentials box appear.

3] Users must enter a username and password to use this computer

Open the Run box, type the following and hit Enter to bring up the User Accounts window-

control userpasswords2

Uncheck Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer and click Apply > OK.

This brings up a window where you may be asked to enter the password for your account. If the account is a local account and does not have any password, just leave it blank.

Check if this helps. If it is already checked, uncheck it and see to turn off the Windows login screen and automatically log in.

See this post if User must enter a username and password to use this computer option is missing.

4] Disable Fast Startup

Fast Startup may be interfering, so you may want to disable Fast Startup and see. If it does not help, remember to reverse the changes made.

5] Troubleshoot in Clean Boot State

Maybe some 3rd-party process is interfering. Troubleshoot in Clean Boot State and see if you can identify the offender,

6] Create a New User Account

If the above methods fail to yield the desired results, the account that you are trying to sign-in might have got corrupted. So, create a new User Account and see, and then transfer your data here.