On Windows 8, how do you just get to your screen from screen-saving mode without typing password every time

How it's set up is, when I log on, I automatically log on to an account in which there is a 8 letter password, but each time I leave the computer and come back I have to type the password again and again. How do I make it so that I don't have to type the password?

I found this answer but I am not sure how to do "gpedit.msc elevated"
From: windows 8 - Getting rid of Metro interface - Stack Overflow


Also in the same site it says: "Short of the above I would go with Kate's advice of sticking with Windows 7. Too many desktop users have voiced their discontent with the usability (or rather its lack) in Windows 8, so there is a slim chance Microsoft will have to take action and re-enable some traditional elements. Of course I wouldn't get my hopes too high ...
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Would you agree with that statement (better sticking with W7)?

 

Have you tried installing the Classic Shell v3.6.5 in your Windows 8 installation and enabling Windows 7's missing features.

Welcome to Classic Shell

 

Charms > settings > change PC settings > users. In that menu, you can set it so it doesn't need a password to wake from sleep. Unless you modify Windows 8, you will always need a password (or PIN, or picture password) from a reboot, but you can simply turn off the password to wake it from a screensaver by clicking on a setting in the settings menu. No patches required.

 

Yes, wholeheartedly.

 

I will leave my bias out for the time being and just say that despite Windows 8's attempts at being more user friendly, it has a learning curve thanks to the metro UI. Windows 7 is generally still favored by far over 8, and 8 has a lot of compatiblity issues at present with some software and driver support. XP is still king of the MS OSs for most people.

The elevated gpedit.msc is just a snap-in within the Microsoft Management Console (mmc). Elevated means you must run it as an Administrator. Most .msc file extensions are tied in with the Control Panel; some are in Administrative Tools.

 

What are its advantages?

I went into the "Manage Accounts" in the settings menu but couldn't find an option to turn off the password to wake it.

 

I don't think you're in the right menu.

Charms > settings > change PC settings > users. The first heading is "Your account" and the second heading is "sign-in options." Under "sign-in options," there are buttons for "change password," "create a picture password," "create a PIN," and a phrase that says "any user who has a password must use it when waking this PC." There's a button marked "change" under that. Change it and it'll change to "any user who has a password does not need to use it when waking this PC."

 

I don't see the "change PC settings."
Charms is Windows C, right?

 

Yes, Charms is Windows C. Then click on "settings, the bottom of the five charms. "Change PC settings" is now in the very bottom-right corner of your screen.

 

Stability, compatibility, manipulation/[ethical] hackability (I know that's not a word! ), light on resources, etc. Albeit cosmetics and security features, XP is considered better by a lot of end-users, and many businesses are still running on XP (some are even running versions as old as Windows 95).

 

I know I asked this question in another thread but I still wasn't sure; can you return right away to where your screen was when you close the lid and re-open with XP? Some people seemed to say less than a minute or something but I was hoping 'right away' like the modern laptops can do.

What are some useful modifications you can do on the XP?

 

People say "less than a minute" because it's relative to the speed of your computer. It's usually less than 15 seconds, really. Only time it's literally "immediately" is when the laptop isn't put to sleep when you close the lid, but when you set the power settings to simply shut the display off and let the laptop continue running.

What kind of modifications are you referring to? The only ones I do on my XP machine at home are cosmetic and for minor usability tweaks.

 

For the record, the "don't need a password when waking the computer" option in Windows 8, along with being in the ModernUI interface, is still exactly where it was in Windows 7. Control Panel > Power Options > your plan > Change settings > Change advanced settings > Change settings that are currently unavailable > Require a password on wakeup.

 

I don't think this is true; the desktop we have running Windows 8 requires no password. With passwords, behavior is pretty much exactly the same as in Windows 7, although a few other password options are added (ie, PIN).

 

it depends on whether you're using a microsoft account or a local one. it sounds like OP is using a MS account in which case mitlov is correct.

 

Ah, that must be it. Not using a MS account on the desktop, although I had used it on my X120e. Disconnected it though, since I do prefer to keep it separate, and I don't really use any of MS's services. Thanks for the clarification.