Windows 10: Windows seems to disable displays or renderers when locked

Hey,


So I have Windows 10 PC set up to run a game and do some logging with Task scheduler. It is timed to happen during the night, while the PC is locked.

The task launches successfully and starts the game, but as the game launches I see renderer failure messages in the log like this:


<03:33:19.317> Renderer initialization
<03:33:19.319> Logging video adapters:
<03:33:19.452> - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (vendor = 0x10de, device = 0x1b80)
<03:33:19.452> - Adapter index: 0
<03:33:19.452> - Dedicated video memory: 8079 MB
<03:33:19.452> - Feature level: DX11 (SM 5.0)
<03:33:19.452> - Displays connected: no
<03:33:19.452> - Suitable rendering device: no
<03:33:19.468> - Microsoft Basic Render Driver (vendor = 0x1414, device = 0x008c)
<03:33:19.468> - Adapter index: 1
<03:33:19.468> - Dedicated video memory: 0 MB
<03:33:19.468> - Feature level: DX11 (SM 5.0)
<03:33:19.468> - Displays connected: no
<03:33:19.468> - Suitable rendering device: no
<03:33:19.470> Unsupported GPU configuration!
- (vendor = 0x0000, device = 0x0000)
- Dedicated video memory: 0 MB
- Feature level: unknown

Renderer failed to initialize correctly.


When I run the game normally I see no such issues.

Sleep is off and wake timers are enabled just in case. I also disabled turning off monitors in the energy settings.

Tried setting up a short 3 minutes timer, locking the PC and waiting, in that case no issues happened.

I have to assume Windows disconnects displays or something similar after being locked for a while.

Is this right and is there a way to stop this? Might this be an unintended issue with Windows?

:)

 

Ads displayed in Lock Screen

Hi Subhadeep,

Windows Spotlight is an option for the lock screen background that displays different background images and occasionally offers suggestions on the lock screen.
To turn off Windows Spotlight, go to Settings, clickPersonalization,
select Lock screen, under Background select a different lock screen background.

To avoid messages on your lock screen, you can consider the following:

• Make sure that the "Get fun facts, etc" on your Settings is turned off.
  
• Disable “suggestions” that appear as notifications. To do so, follow these steps go to
  Settings, then select System, then click
  Notifications & actions and turnoff “Show me the Windows welcome experience after updates and occasionally when I sign in to highlight what’s new and
  suggested”.
• Disable “tips, tricks, and suggestions”. Head to Settings then select
  System, then click Notifications & Actions and disable the “Get tips, tricks, and suggestions as you use Windows” option.

Don't hesitate to reply on this thread if further assistance is needed.

 

Windows 10: How to disable lock screen to show login screen directly.

Hi Edward,



I realize the inconvenience you are experiencing with Windows 10. I will certainly help you.



This issue might occur if lock screen feature is enabled on the computer.



To assist you better, please provide us the information below:

• What is the edition of Windows 10 installed on the computer?

I suggest you to follow the steps below to disable the lock screen and check if it helps.

How to disable Lock screen on Windows 10 group policy:

If wanted to turn off lock screen pictures, then I suggest you to follow the steps below to turn off lock screen pictures through group policy editor.

1. Press Windows Key + R Key.

2. Type "gpedit.msc" without the quotes in the run box and hit on
Enter Key.

3. Then follow the path below:

Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Control Panel > Personalization

4. Now on the right side, Double click that
Do not display the lock screen option.

5. Set the option as Enabled.

6. Click on Apply and then click on
Ok.

7. Close Group policy editor and restart your computer.

Note: The above steps is applicable to Windows 10 pro version.



Please get back to us with an update on issue with disabling lock screen on the computer, we will be happy to help.



Thank you.

 

Windows 10: How to disable lock screen to show login screen directly.

That worked!

Thank you very much!

cs

my version does not allow gpedit.msc- please provide instructions on how to skip the lock screen and go to login for the rest of us. this is a very annoying step