“Users Must Enter a User Name and Password to Use This Computer” Checkbox Missing in Windows 11

 1. Press WIN+R keys together to launch RUN dialog box. Now type regedit and press Enter. It’ll open Registry Editor.

2. Now go to following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\PasswordLess\Device

3. In right-side pane, look for DevicePasswordLessBuildVersion DWORD.

The value of this DWORD would be set to 2 in your device.

Double-click on DevicePasswordLessBuildVersion and change its value to 0

4. Press WIN+R keys,  type again “control userpasswords2” or “netplwiz.exe” & u see “Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer” checkbox :)