Rid yourself of the Windows 8 Password log-in

I'm still torn on my opinions of Windows 8.  It's not as bad as what many reviewers say and there are some pretty neat innovative features.  One of them is Microsoft's attempt to make you log on with a Hotmail/Outlook account or to use a local account.  Both are pains and not needed.  

Fortunately, there's a way to bypass it. Here's how:

1. Boot your PC and enter your password.

2. Press Win-X (by which I mean hold down the Windows key and then tap X).

3. In the pop-up menu that appears, click Command Prompt (Admin).

4. In the command prompt, type control userpasswords2, then press Enter. (If this sounds familiar, it's because the same command works in earlier versions of Windows.)

5. In the User Accounts dialog that appears, uncheck the box marked Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer.

6. Click OK, then confirm the automatic sign-in option by entering your password (twice).

7. Reboot.

Presto! No more password check.