Windows 10: Lock Screen background picture on sign in

HaroldMackey_849 · Apr 13, 2022

Is there a way to focus background picture on sign in ?

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tskandier · Apr 13, 2022

Show lock screen background picture on the sign-in screen

OK, it's agreed that we can either suffer slow window transitions or check the box of "Animate windows when minimizing or maximizing", and of course if the setting "Show lock screen background picture on the sign-in screen" is off all we get is a color background with the user ID picture in a small circle. If it works as Microsoft apparently currently intends. And for 2.5 of the last 3 months that was almost acceptable. After all, at least I no longer had to look at that silly "rays of light through 4 windows" blue mess that was the only sign-in screen for so long. Then about 2 weeks ago apparently Microsoft took a poke at fixing something in the lock screen / sign-on screen arena. After an update I found my personally selected / created windows background picture was now my lock screen / sign-on screen background also. The "Personalize / Lock screen settings still showed "Windows spotlight". The only way to get a different Lock screen background now is to select "Picture" and browse to a picture file. Changing that selection back to "Windows spotlight" still leaves me with the last selected picture. (Even if cold booted between each step). Also, selecting "slide show" also leaves me at whatever picture was used last. While there were some quirks in Windows 10 that I found annoying, at least the settings I could access seemed to for the most part do what they were labeled. I am expecting an email any day now from Microsoft saying that all can be made as good as before the anniversary update and keep all the new features if I sign up for a "monthly cloud clinic" or some such for "only $x.xx' (LOL)
Somehow I new a free OS upgrade was too good to be true. (System Info reports Version 10.0.14393 Build 14393)
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I actually found relief most lately by relinquishing control back to Windows, by letting it choose the best settings, as was the original selection that started this whole mess for me. Maybe their "fix" snuck that functionality back in for us?

PIXIP · Apr 13, 2022

Show lock screen background picture on the sign-in screen

Hello, first post. I'm on build 14971 and experiencing some weird behaviour.
When I play with the "Show lock screen background picture on the sign-in screen" setting:

even though it shouldn't affect the lock screen (only the sign in screen) I get this when it's ON:

and this when it's OFF:

But in any case the sign in screen (which i can't take a screenshot of) is always a solid accent color!
any ideas? i want the windows spotlight picture to appear in both lock on and sign in screen.

Thank you!

senseless1707 · Apr 13, 2022

Show lock screen background picture on the sign-in screen

Hello, first post. I'm on build 14971 and experiencing some weird behaviour.
When I play with the "Show lock screen background picture on the sign-in screen" setting:

even though it shouldn't affect the lock screen (only the sign in screen) I get this when it's ON:

and this when it's OFF:

But in any case the sign in screen (which i can't take a screenshot of) is always a solid accent color!
any ideas? i want the windows spotlight picture to appear in both lock on and sign in screen.

Thank you!
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Can confirm that mine is not fixed yet...still looking into it.

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