How to disable request for User Password on Wake Up or Resume from Standby/sleep mode in Vista

January 5th, 2009 |Ajay M | 3,298 views | Windows Vista | Comments (7)

The prompt for user password upon ake up or resume from sleep is a feature provided in Vista (Also in XP) for security reason.  But if you are the sole owner of PC and you do not have any threat from some one gaining access to your PC then you might find this feature an annoying one and may want to disable  it.  You can follow these few simple steps to disable this feature:

1. Log on to your computer as an administrator. Click on Start, go to Control Panel -> System and Maintenance -> Power Options.
2. Click on Change plan settings for the currently active plan.
3. Click on Change advanced power settings link.

Enable Not Available Advanced Settings in Power Options

4. Click on Change settings that are not currently available link. Give permission to continue when User Account Control dialog pops up.
5. In the “Power Options” dialog box’s “Advanced Settings” tab for the active power plan, expand Additional settings.
6. Expand Request a password on wakeup.
7. Change the value to No for “Request a password on wakeup” by selecting a new option from drop down menu for both On battery and Plugged in.

8. Click OK button.

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   Comment by RapidR on 6 January 2009:

   Thank you for sharing
   (when I click on your Home link it appears WordPress Error)
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   Comment by Ajay M on 6 January 2009:

   Thanks for bringing it to notice. Infact I am in the process of making a technology portal so the home page is not opening right now.
3. 

   Comment by JanaD on 11 January 2009:

   Yes I have been annoyed for the very last time. : ) Thanks for the great instructions on how to do this.
4. 

   Comment by Marbella Property on 14 January 2009:

   Good info!
   I´m also using vista and I really need it =) Thanks!
   Greetings from Spain.
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   Comment by dude on 19 January 2009:

   resume password on wake up from command line

   first type powercfg -q

   u can get the current GUID
   then follow the syntax

   powercfg -setacvalueindex 0

   example:

   require password when console wakes up (0=false, 1=true)
   powercfg -setacvalueindex 8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c fea3413e-7e05-4911-9a71-700331f1c294 0e796bdb-100d-47d6-a2d5-f7d2daa51f51 0
   powercfg -setdcvalueindex 8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c fea3413e-7e05-4911-9a71-700331f1c294 0e796bdb-100d-47d6-a2d5-f7d2daa51f51 0

   I have got it from here http://blogs.technet.com/richardsmith/archive/2007/11/29/powercfg-useful-if-you-know-the-guids.aspx
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   Comment by Ajay M on 19 January 2009:

   Thats a nice set of steps for more advanced user. Thanks for putting them here.
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   Comment by Rob on 26 March 2009:

   It was pretty annoying if you walk away from your desk often. It sucks to have to log in each time. Nice post, it’ll make my life easier.

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