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In this article, TechWizard.com will guide you through 3 lightning-fast methods to disable the Lockscreen on Windows 10.
1. What is LockScreen on Windows 10?
When we start a Windows 10 computer, the system presents a lock screen, and users have to press any key or click the mouse to access the Windows 10 login interface or the main screen on the computer. In reality, the LockScreen feature is redundant for Vietnamese users as it only displays computer notifications and has a search bar. However, the notifications are in English, and not everyone understands their meaning, making this action seem pointless. Some people think there might be a search bar tool to salvage the LockScreen feature, but this search bar uses the Bing! search engine, not Google as we commonly use. Bing! is very limited in terms of data, so searching here seems ineffective.
2. How to disable Lockscreen on Windows 10 using CMD
Among all methods, disabling the Lock Screen on Windows 10 using CMD is the fastest and 100% successful in every scenario.
Step 1: On the main interface of the Windows computer, open the Start Menu and type CMD to launch Command Prompt. Disabling LockScreen will involve system settings, so you will need to choose Run as administrator.
Step 2: When the CMD window appears, enter the following command and press Enter to execute.
| Control userpasswords2 |
Step 3: When the User Account window appears, deselect the “Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer” option and press OK to complete.
Step 4: The system will prompt you to enter the Windows 10 computer password, and you press OK to finish.
3. How to disable Lockscreen on Windows 10 using Group Policy Editor
In addition to turning off Lockscreen with CMD, you can also disable them through Group Policy with similar effectiveness.
Step 1: First, press the Windows + R combination to open the Run dialog on your Windows computer.
When the RUN window appears, type “gpedit.msc” and press OK to complete.
Step 2: When the Local Group Policy Editor window appears, navigate through the folders in the following order: Computer Configuration -> Control Panel -> Personalization.
Here, you will find the Do not display the lock screen folder, and double-click to open it.
Step 3: In the Do not display the lock screen window, select the Enable option and press OK to complete.
4. How to turn off Lockscreen on Windows 10 using Registry
If you're inclined to experiment with Registry settings, you can disable the Lockscreen as follows:
Step 1: First, press the Windows + R combination to open the RUN dialog, then type “Regedit” and press Enter to open it.
Step 2: When the Registry Editor window appears, proceed to Click right on Windows and choose New -> Key. When the new folder appears, give it a name: Personalization.
| Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows |
Step 3: Next, Click right on Windows and choose New -> Key. When the new folder appears, give it a name: Personalization.
Step 4: After creating the Personalization folder, click on it to proceed with the setup.
Step 5: In the newly created folder, select New -> DWORD (32-bit) Value and name it NoLockScreen.
Step 6: After creating the NoLockScreen file, double-click to open it.
Step 7: Finally, you need to enter Value Data as 1 and press OK to complete.
In this article, Software Tips has guided you on how to turn off the Lockscreen on Windows 10. Wishing you all a joyful day!
