Windows 10: Enable or Disable Secure Sign-in with Ctrl+Alt+Delete in Windows 10

How to: Enable or Disable Secure Sign-in with Ctrl+Alt+Delete in Windows 10

How to Enable or Disable Secure Sign-in with Ctrl+Alt+Delete in Windows 10


Information It's important to keep your PC as secure as possible. One way to do this is to enable secure sign-in, which requires users to press Ctrl+Alt+Delete on the lock screen before signing in. This guarantees that the authentic Windows sign-in screen appears, protecting the system from programs that mimic a sign-in to retrieve password information.

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable secure sign-in to require users to press Ctrl+Alt+Delete on the lock screen before signing in to Windows 10.

You must be signed in as an administrator to be able to enable or disable secure sign-in.


Note If you enable secure sign-in, the slide show[/b] (if turned on) will no longer play for all users.

CONTENTS:

• Option One: To Enable or Disable Secure Sign-in in netplwiz
• Option Two: To Enable or Disable Secure Sign-in in Local Security Policy
• Option Three: To Enable or Disable Secure Sign-in using a REG file

EXAMPLE: Lock screen with Ctrl+Alt+Delete secure sign-in enabled









OPTION ONE [/i] To Enable or Disable Secure Sign-in in netplwiz
1. Press the Win+R keys to open Run, type netplwiz, and click/tap on OK.

2. Click/tap on the Advanced tab, and check (on) or uncheck (off) the Require users to press Ctrl+Alt+Delete box under Secure sign-in for what you want set, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)


Note If the Require users to press Ctrl+Alt+Delete setting is grayed out, then it means that Option Three below is set overriding it.

You can use Option Two below to ungray the Require users to press Ctrl+Alt+Delete setting.









OPTION TWO [/i] To Enable or Disable Secure Sign-in in Local Security Policy


Note This option is not available in the Windows 10 Home edition since Local Security Policy is not included.

Windows 10 Home PCs can use Option One or Option Three instead.

Using Option Three below to disable will reset this security policy back to Not Defined.

1. Open the Local Security Policy editor.

2. In the left pane, expand Local Policies, and click/tap on Security Options to open it. (see screenshot below)



3. In the right pane of Security Options, double click/tap on Interactive Logon: Do not required CTRL+ALT+DEL to open it's properties. (see screenshot above)

4. Select (dot) Enabled (off) or Disabled (on) for what you want set, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)



5. You can now close Local Security Policy if you like.





OPTION THREE [/i] To Enable or Disable Secure Sign-in using a REG file
1. Do step 2 or step 3 below for what you would like to do.


2. To Enable Secure Sign-in
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Enable_Secure_Sign-in.reg

Download

3. To Disable Secure Sign-in
NOTE: This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Disable_Secure_Sign-in.reg

Download
4. Save the .reg file to your desktop.

5. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

6. If prompted, click on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7. You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.


That's it,
Shawn


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Weird Ctrl+Alt+Delete Secure Login


This tutorial may help...

 

Weird Ctrl+Alt+Delete Secure Login

The tutorial covers that too, see Option Three...



Note This option is not available in the Windows 10 Home edition since Local Security Policy is not included.

Windows 10 Home PCs can use Option One or Option Three instead.

Using Option Three below to disable will reset this security policy back to Not Defined. Enable or Disable Secure Sign-in with Ctrl+Alt+Delete in Windows 10

 

ctrl alt del to logon

Hi Diane,

Conflicts with the user account settings is one of the possible reasons why the secure sign-in option is enabled on your computer even if the box in the settings is not checked. I would suggest that you enable and disable the
Require users to press Ctrl+Alt+Delete. You can follow the steps below:

• Press the Windows key + R.
• Type control userpasswords2 or netplwiz and press the Enter key.
• Click the Advanced tab.
• Under Secure sign-in, check the Require users to press Ctrl + Alt + Delete checkbox.
• Click Apply.
• Restart your computer.
• Open the same settings again and uncheck the Require users to press Ctrl + Alt + Delete checkbox and follow the
  steps 5 and 6.
  
  

Should you need further assistance, don't hesitate to get back to us.

 

Enable Secure Sign in with Ctrl Alt Delete Windows 10 Pro

I am trying to enable the secure sign in (ctrl + alt + delete) with 'netplwiz' command, the checkbox is grey out then I tried with group policy gpedit.msc. Once I disable the 'Interactive logon: Do not require CTRL+ALE+DEL' option, it seems all working
when I lock the PC with Win Key + L. But when I restart the windows, I can see the ctrl + alt + del screen then after ~2/3 seconds it turns to the normal login screen. And I check the 'Interactive logon: Do not require CTRL+ALE+DEL' option change back to
'enable' automatically. Any idea what might causing this?

 

Can't disable Ctrl Alt Disable on Windows 10 Login screen


Hello TheBlackRussian,

That tutorial is for disabling the lock screen itself instead. The lock screen cannot be disabled if you have the CTLR+ALT+DELETE secure sign-in enabled. If you wanted to keep the lock screen, then be sure to enable it again before doing the tutorial below.

You'll want to use the tutorial below instead to only disable secure sign-in.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/1...dows-10-a.html