Trying to set a password on my computer?

we arent quite sure what you think you want to do.

usually windows shows a progress bar, then displays a list of

users at the login screen and asks for a username and password to login.

in some cases where just one user account is created the system can be set to just automatically start as that particular user and go straight to the desktop.

so if your question is really this.....

my pc goes straight to the desktop when i start it, so how do i

make it go to the login screen instead so i have to enter my password

then thats a different system setting from the ones you are trying.

see link.

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if you actually want a password to the whole pc starting then thats nothing

to do with windows.

a BIOS pc startup password can be set in the pc bios

but WRITE IT DOWN somewhere and preferably put a sticker on the pc

that tells YOU where you wrote it down so when you forget ever doing it

you will know where to find it