How to Disable or Turn Off Windows 10 Lock Screen

 
Windows 10 Lock Screen is the first screen you find after powering on the PC. This greets you with an awesome high-quality image but at the same time, it becomes a hindrance to reaching the desktop quickly. As you click the lock screen, the sign-in screen appears that requires username and password or PIN to allow you to access the desktop. This is somewhat a bothersome process so there are users who don’t like the concept of the Lock Screen. By default, the version does not provide any method to Turn Off Windows 10 Lock Screen.

To unlock the Lock Screen is again a process in itself and may be due to this reason, some users avoid this in Windows 10. This article will help those who want to Disable or Turn Off Windows 10 Lock Screen. Here are 7 ways and applying anyone will help you with this work.

Disable or Turn Off Windows 10 Lock Screen

Here is How to Disable or Turn Off Windows 10 Lock Screen –

1] From Accounts Settings

1. First of all, press – Win+I.
2. Select the – Accounts.

3. Click the – Sign-in options.
4. Next, click the dropdown under – Require Sign-in.
5. Select – Never.

2] Through User accounts

1. Click the Search on the taskbar.
2. Type – control userpasswords2.
3. Press the – Enter.
4. Uncheck the box for – Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer.
5. Hit the – Apply and then OK.

3] Via Screen saver settings

The method is applicable to the whom who use Screensaver.

1. Press the – Windows key.
2. Type – lock screen.
3. Hit – Enter.
4. Select – Screen saver settings.

5. Next, uncheck the box before – On resume, display logon screen.

4] By Regedit or Registry Editor Turn Off Windows 10 Lock Screen

1. To open the Registry Editor, first, you have to open the Run Command.
2. And to do so jointly press Windows and R keys on your keyboard.
3. Type regedit on the text field provided.

4. Click Ok to go to the next step.
5. A User Account Control will prompt up asking for your permission.
6. Click Yes and allow the Registry Editor to appear on your screen.
7. Now you have to navigate the path below to do the changes –

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Policies \ Microsoft \ Windows \ Personalization

8. Now on the right pane of the Personalization key, create a new DWORD value.
9. To do so go to the right pane and right click on the empty area.
10. Select the option – DWORD (32-bit) value.

11. And name it – NoLockScreen.
12. Double click it and on the Edit DWORD Value window set its value data 1.

13. Click Ok to save the changes.
14. Follow the string –

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\SessionData

15. Double click – AllowLockScreen.
16. Put in 0 to disable or turn off Windows 10 Lock Screen.

17. Exit the Registry Editor.
18. Restart the system.
19. Lock Screen will be totally disabled now.

5] With help of Gpedit or Group Policy Editor

1. Open the Run Command window using the shortcut keys as mentioned above.
2. Type gpedit.msc in the command field and click Ok to proceed.

3. Local Group Policy Editor window is now in front of you.
4. Follow this path –

Computer Configuration \ Administrative Templates \ Control Panel \ Personalization

5. Now on the right pane, you can see an option that says – Do not display the lock screen.

6. Double click that option.
7. Check – Enabled.
8. Click – Apply then – Ok.

9. Restart the system to see the result.

6] Turn Off Windows 10 Lock Screen using Task Scheduler

1. Click the start and type in – taskschd.
2. Press Enter to open Task Scheduler.
3. Select – Create Task from the right pane.

4. Name the task – Disable or Turn Off Windows 10 Lock Screen.

5. Check – Run with highest privileges.

6. Click the drop-down after – Configure for: and select – Windows 10.

7. Next, click the – Triggers tab.
8. Select – New.

9. On the New Trigger window click the dropdown for – Begin the task.
10. Select – At logon.
11. Click – OK.

12. Again, click – New.
13. Next, click the dropdown beside – Begin the task:.
14. Choose – On workstation lock.
15. Select – OK.

16. Click – Actions tab.
17. Hit – New.

18. In the box for Program/script, type – regedit.
19. Copy the following path –

add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\SessionData /t REG_DWORD /v AllowLockScreen /d 0 /f

20. Paste in the field for – Add arguement (optional):.
21. Click – OK.

22. Select – Conditions tab.
23. Unselect the box for – Start the task only if the computer is on AC power.

24. Hit – OK and close the Task scheduler.
25. Restart your system and the method will be effective.

7] Via rules in Local security policy

1. Click the Start, type secpol.msc and press Enter.
2. Next, double click – Software Restriction Policies.

3. Right-click – Additional Rules.
4. Select – New path rule…

5. Copy the location – C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.LockApp_cw5n1h2txyewy
6. Paste into the field for – Path.

7. Click the dropdown under – Security level:.
8. Choose – Disallowed.
9. Finally, click Apply followed by OK.

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Methods:
1] From Accounts Settings
2] Through User accounts
3] Via Screen saver settings
4] By Regedit or Registry Editor
5] With help of Gpedit or Group Policy Editor
6] Using Task Scheduler
7] Via rules in Local security policy