The
login process of Windows 8.1 has been enhanced by Microsoft. New techniques
have been added and the ability to get app details from lock screen has been
made simple. If you log in to the system with default set up then make use of
Windows account info. This can be laborious as each time you can enter full
password each time. To execute the tips you would have to go in settings in Windows
8 update 1. Below given ways on how you
can make the login process simple:
Create a PIN
Windows
8 had introduced the ability to create a PIN to log on. This feature is also
available in windows 8.1 update 1. The PIN would be only for your local machine
and you would have to enter the MS account login password while accessing other
MS services. Just go to settings and sign-in options. Under Pin header choose
the Add button.
You
would have to verify the MS account by typing in the MS account password. Type
in four digit code which you want to use twice. The best thing is that you are
logged in after typing four digit of the code. You need not press enter or even
click or tap anything else at login screen. Just try and check whether you like
it or not. If not it can be changed back always.
Set it to for automatic logon
This
is recommended if you are the only user on the PC and not using any public
place for security reasons. You surely
do not want any other user or even passerby to log in to the system. Hit Windows key +R on the keyboard which
would open run dialog as well as type : control userpasswords2 and hit Enter.
This
would open the User Accounts screen. Just uncheck the box which is next to “Users
must enter a username and password to use this computer” and click OK. You
would be prompted to enter in the user name as well as password twice and click
OK.
Auto Login
You
can lock your system by enabling Auto login. The easiest way to lock it is by
using the Windows key+L combination and once the system is locked the password
or PIN would be unlocked.
Add More Apps to Lock Screen
You
need not login at all. If you just want to get weather or have a brief look at
how many emails you have just add different apps to lock screen. Just go to
settings, then PC and devices and then Lock Screen. Now add the apps which you
want to run in the background and give data to you.
Though
from each you would not get a ton of details but that might be enough to avoid
the long process.
