Hi Stevenytigfkyf,
Welcome to the forum.
I'm assuming you have recently installed the Windows 10 Anniversary update.
With this update Microsoft has changed some policies and as a result the registry tweak for lock screen was disabled, plus for Windows 10 Professional users they lost the policy setting in their Group Policy Editor which allowed them to disable the Lock Screen.
For the time being I've not bothered to explore the current set up of policies and the registry to work around the lock screen that appears when you first boot your computer, however there is a way you can disable the lock screen during boot up that will work if your computer hybernates, goes into sleep mode, or you press winkey + L.
This does involve a registry tweak however Microsoft set things up that even if you create this key it will be reset to a value or 1 (i.e. lock screen is ON) each time your system restarts, so rather than edit the Registry directly you will need to create a Task to run on boot up instead.
To do that do the following:
- Click on your Search box and type Task Scheduler then press Enter key to open
- Once the Task Scheduler window appears in the right pane (Actions) click on Create Task
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- This will open a new Create Task window.
- Select the General tab
- In the Name box give your Task a name. Anything will do.
- A little further down check the box next to Run with highest privileges
- Click the drop arrow next to Configure for and select Windows 10
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- Click the Triggers tab
- Click the New button
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A New Trigger window will open.
- Next to Begin the task click the Drop arrow and select At log on and ensure under Settings that Any user has a checked radio dot.
- Click OK
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This closes the New Trigger window and returns you to previous window. Click the New button again.
- This time next to Begin the task click the Drop arrow and select On workstation unlock. Make sure under Settings that Any user has a checked radio dot then click OK
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Next click the
Actions tab then click the
New button
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9. In the
New Action window that opens, click the
drop arrow next to
Action and select
Start a program
10. In the box beneath
Program/script type
reg
11. In the
box to the
right of
Add arguments (optional) you need to
type or
copy & paste the following command:
Code:
add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\SessionData /t REG_DWORD /v AllowLockScreen /d 0 /f
Now click
OK
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- Now click the Conditions tab
- Remove the check in the box next to Start the task only if the computer is on AC power
Note: This is important if you are using a laptop. For Desktop users this last step is optional.
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Click OK on any other open windows
Next time you restart your computer you will still see the lock screen just before logging in, but once logged in the Lock Screen will remain disabled until you fully shut down your computer again.
