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1Password requires login at every Windows startup
Hello! I am new to 1Password and am still in the trial period, wondering if 1Password is going to work for me.
I use a Windows10 PC privately. May wife also uses the same PC, on the same Wondows a...
The short answer is: no.
The slightly longer answer is "may be, kind of". First, make sure you install and use the desktop client of 1Password and activate the browser connection. Otherwise you will not only be asked at system login but also every time you start the browser.
Second, you can activate Windows Hello to use a short PIN to log in to Windows instead of your hopefully longer Windows password. 1Password is able to also use the Windows Hello PIN if it requires entering the password to unlock. However, the very first time after you boot your machine, you still have to enter the 1Password master password to unlock 1Password.
There is no workaround.
You should use a password that's balanced between complexity and still comfortable to enter. If your password is so complex, that you (or your wife) refuses to enter it, it's too complex and actually lowers security, because you try to circumvent using it. In this case, use a less complex password.
Think about it: what's more secure? You using 1Password with a less complex master password, or you not using a password manager at all or a password manager that doesn't require any master password at all.
