I am already deep in trouble and that access is the least of my worries. but for SoHo people (Small Office, Home Office) like us… I live and work alone. Not that anyone wouldn’t consider it in the thought process leading to the decision to get rid of it. Quite superfluous since the introduction already reminded the lock screen is here for “security reasons”. I am nonplussed however by the “It’s Risky Business” part of the article. but with Mikro$oft sabotaging the last win7 I had to install the “Digital Big Brother” gas factory they got the gall to call an OS. Heaven knows I have been trying hard NOT to get on win 10. If you lose your laptop or leave it with other people even for a second, anybody can easily gain access to your information. However, there’s a reason that this screen exists. Most users become frustrated due to lock screen popping up every time. On the other hand, if your computer has multiple accounts, this method will not work. To try it out, just restart the computer and see if the system skips the log in screen and automatically leads you to the desktop. This way, this particular user will automatically log in to the Windows. Hit ’Apply.’ If prompted, confirm your user account and enter your password.Untick the box next to ’User must enter a user name and password to use this computer.’.Select ’OK.’ A ’User Accounts’ window should open.To bypass the login screen, follow this method: Also, you shouldn’t have password protection enabled. This option requires you to be the only user of the computer. If for some reason you can’t find ’Control Panel’ from the 6th step, try this alternative:Īnother way to skip the login screen is to use the ’netplwiz’ command. Double-click ’Do not display lock screen.’ You should see that the option stays at ’Not Configured.’.If you have a Pro, Enterprise, or Education edition of Windows 10, you can disable the lock screen with the Group Policy editor. Disable Lock Screen via Group Policy (Windows 10 Pro) If you ever want to enable it again, simply follow all the steps from above and type ’0’ again at step 18. Type ’1’ instead of ’0’ under the ’Value Data’ bar.Īfter you’ve made a new key and a new value, the lock screen should disappear.Double-click the ’NoLockScreen’ value that you’ve made.Type ’NoLockScreen’ instead of ’New Value #1.’.Right-click the new ’Personalization’ key.Type ’Personalization’ instead of ’New Key #1.’.Click the arrow next to ’HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE’ to list the contents of the key.The Registry Editor window should pop up. To disable the lock screen, you should follow these steps:Īlternatively, you can press the Win key + R key to open the search window.

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