Windows 10: Enable or Disable Lock Screen in Windows 10

*Ditto I'm on an upgrade from 8.1 to 10 to AU all PRO, upgrade. gpedit won't stop the stop screen anymore.

 

Hello everyone,

I think I'm the only one different here, because I actually had the lock screen disabled on startup. It only appears when I signed out or locked the computer. With the changes in lock screen transition on anniversary update, I wanted to enable the lock screen via group policy and regedit, but I couldn't get it to work.

Here's what happened before. Before the anniversary update, I already disabled the lock screen via group policy. Then I decided to upgrade it. During installation at 90%, there's was a sudden power outage so I had to install the update again. Maybe it corrupted some system files.

Like I said before, I really want to enable the lock screen during start up *cry

 

Hello leelaw, and welcome to Ten Forums. *Smile

If you like, you could try doing a repair install to sort it without losing anything.

Repair Install Windows 10 with an In-place Upgrade

 

@Brink Can you make a fix for this for Windows 10 Redstone? It goes me STRAIGHT on the nérves that they completely ignore their customers and block gpedit.msc and regedit from modifying that entry (it will just reset once the PC reboots). I want this useless feature gone, else i go back to Windows 8.1 (yes, those things can make the difference for me). I don't like being forced to have that stupid lock screen, which is ABSOLUTELY useless as a Desktop user.

 

I wholeheartedly agree.

 

I was reading over the weekend about enabling the console login, and haven't tried it myself but the article reads like it replaces the lock screen and regular login with the console login...

 

Hello @yanniclord, *Smile

OPTION THREE will disable the lock screen, but just not at startup.

To avoid the lock screen and sign-in screen at startup, you could set Windows to automatically sign in to your account at startup.

Sign in User Account Automatically at Windows 10 Startup

 

Sorry, but none of these are an option for me, i want it totally gone. I found someone who decompiled the LogonController.dll and changed some bits in it, and i switched it out with my current and it works perfectly. I tried all other options, the only that worked was the LogonController.dll "hack"

 

Brink , I found this on another thread, can you verify this would be safe and work http://www.askvg.com/tip-disable-or-...0-lock-screen/

 

Has there been any answer on how to disable the lock screen? I have a PIN code set up and instead of Windows booting up directly onto the screen where I type in my PIN, it forces me to hit Enter first and then type in my PIN. Bloody anniversary update ruined it. I have tried the gpo, regedit, and task, none of which have worked when the computer first turns on.

 

Hello MilkMee6, and welcome to Ten Forums. *Smile

Unless you have a Windows 10 Enterprise, Education, or Server edition installed, nothing so far will disable the lock screen at startup unless you have Windows automatically sign in to your account at startup.

Sign in User Account Automatically at Windows 10 Startup