Questions tagged [lock-screen]
Locking the computer screen prevents others from viewing or using it without unlocking it through a specific act.
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Windows 10 Logging Me Off Every 5 Minutes
I know that there are many similar questions on here and on other sites (trust me... I know...) I have been battling this for a while now and I simply cannot figure out why it is still logging me off ...
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Windows 10 lock screen slideshow not working
I've been trying to get this to work for the past couple of days. I've been following tutorials found at other places to see if I can fix it (restarting Windows Search, looking at indexed folders, etc....
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Windows 10 lock screen always shows 'Please wait' message other than correct string
Windows 10 lock screen message always shows 'Please wait' instead of corresponding message (i.e 'Welcome', 'Shutting down', 'Restarting'). There are no stuck while the 'Please wait' message shows up, ...
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Windows10 lock screen keeps changing on its own
My Windows 10 lock screen picture keeps changing on its own to this picture of Nicki Minaj.
Does anyone know what is going on or if there is a way to trace which process changed my lock screen?
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How to disable the lockscreen /extend timeout windows 10
So I think if I disable all non-microsoft services (which also disconnects me from the internet) the console lock display timeout/system unattended sleep timeout finally stops locking after 2 minutes
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windows 10 spotlight images are not in the Assets folder, contrary to previous answers
I'm using windows 10, and in the lock screen I see very nice scenery wallpaper. I'm trying to grab those jpg files so I can manually set them as my desktop wallpaper too. Doing this seems well ...
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Can't find specific Windows 10 Spotlight Lock-Screen Image
I'm looking for following Windows 10 Spotlight Lock-screen Image as a File:
So far i tried:
Grabbing it from the AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\...
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Narrator Keeps turning on on login screen
Recently, I have found that every time I restart or lock my computer, Narrator turns on when the login screen shows up.
Using Caps+Esc or going to the "Ease of Access" Menu -> "Narrator" and choosing ...
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Unable to change lock screen wallpaper
I am unable to change my lock screen wallpaper. It just keeps going back to the one I set way before or the default wallpaper with green mountains.
The usual way of changing the lock screen ...
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Ubuntu, screen lock without screensaver
When I do not use my graphical session anymore, the screensaver automatically lock it and power off the screen to save energy.
I want it to keep locking my session but not to power off the screen, is ...
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Find Lockscreen Picture Location
I have a picture set as my lockscreen in Windows 10 but something happened and the file was deleted.
The picture is still set as my lockscreen though. Is there a way I can recover the photo?
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Lock Screen - Some of these settings are hidden or managed by your organization
I have this message on the lock screen screen. I've tried many way to fix it:
I do not have the NoLockScreen key
Allow Telemetry is at full
Disabled my antivirus
tried O&O ShutUp10 software
I ...
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Prevent remote computer from locking screen after timeout
I'm connecting from a Windows 10 Pro machine at home to another Windows 10 Pro at work.
After doing nothing for 5 min the work machine goes into screen lock.
I can't change the timeout because the ...
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Close lock screen by pressing any key
In Windows 8.1, after waking up the computer, I could press (almost) any key to go from the lock screen to the login screen.
Now, in Windows 10, this only works for the lock screen triggered by Win+L....
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Lockscreen shows black screen on Kali linux multimonitor setup
In Kali Linux 2020.3 with XFCE4 installed whenever I lock the screen on my 3 monitor setup I get a blank screen. However if I type the password in blindly, it logs me in, altough it doesn't work 100% ...
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Windows 10 idle lock screen: keyboard keypress not detected
This must be something basic, but I was unable to find a solution.
The keyboard keypress is not detected when Windows is in the idle lock screen. I need to click with the mouse on screen to display ...
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GPO to turn off the screen/display but NOT lock the computer at the same time in Windows 10
I've recently set-up this GPO policy in AD:
Computer Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates > System > Power Management > Video and Display Settings > Turn Off the ...
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How can I make Windows screen timeout settings permanent?
My Windows 10 screen timeout settings are always:
Screen:
On battery power turn off after 5 minutes.
When plugged in, turn off after 10 minutes.
Sleep:
On battery power, PC goes to sleep after Never.
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Disable playing audio when locked
If I'm playing a video (for example on YouTube) and put my computer in sleep mode, when it wakes up, it will keep playing audio and display the video title in the corner despite it being locked and ...
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The seconds displayed on the Windows 10 lockscreen clock are not updating
When I go to my lockscreen, Windows shows the time, but the seconds don't update. I took a screencap of my lockscreen and highlighted in red the part that isn't working. Basically, the minutes and ...
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Kali Linux: Screen lock --> weird sleep mode
I am running Kali Linux with the Xfce desktop environment (dual boot with Win10) on a Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 370.
Xfce version: 4.14
First issue:
Whenever I lock my screen, my laptop goes into some ...
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When I lock my computer, some sort of macro is run. How do I find the offending program?
Problem:
Frequently (~5%) of the time, when I lock the computer (win + L), the computer goes to the lock screen then the "Project" window (w + P) is displayed almost immediately, followed by:
When I ...
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Gentle Restart or Shutdown from win10 lockscreen on startup
I have recently noticed while booting up my PC sometimes it has said no display signal (I have 2 monitors and I can't seem to get any connection from them when it does this) and simply pressing the ...
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I keep on getting logged out after X minutes inactivity on Windows 10 Professional
My dashboard PC that running Windows 10 Professional keep log-out after several minutes of inactivity. I have done the following:
Disable Screen Saver
Power Setting set all to never
Enable AutoLogon
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How can I stop Debian10 inside VirtualBox from loging me out when returning form screen lock
I have a Debian 10 inside a VirtualBox VM with the XFCE window manager.
Whenever I leave the VM Window unattended for some time, the screen lock engages and I'm asked for my password when returning ...
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Windows 10 Lock Screen controls grayed out
My lock screen controls are grayed out, and there is a banner at the
top saying "Some of these settings are hidden or locked by your
organization".
As per the instructions at
https://techdows.com/...
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Auto Lock Windows 10 on Hibernate
Does anyone know if it is possible to auto lock your computer when you put the machine into Hibernate. I know I can lock the computer first then hibernate it but I am wondering if it is possible to do ...
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Ubuntu 19.10 - Changing default lock screen background
Regardless of what my lock screen background is configured to be, the default lock screen background is still the default eoan ermine. My own lock screen only shows up when I explicitly lock my ...
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Shutdown after N invalid attempts (lockscreen + tty)
I've seen this question on AskUbuntu about monitoring lockscreen. However, imagine having an encrypted drive + home partition. Both are mounted and available while you are logged in.
The thing is, ...
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How to disable the redirection to Windows lock screen during a remote desktop session?
I was searching a Linux alternative to TeamViewer, for a remote desktop session on Windows 10, and so I discovered Remmina.
I understood how to configure everything making it work, except for the ...
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Xubuntu kills all apps after login
I am using Xubuntu 18.04. After fresh install I customized my desktop as I usually do (installed some packages and changed some config). Anyhow I am not sure when it began but once I locked screen (...
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How can I configure Microsoft Windows so that each time Microsoft Windows gets locked it kills a specific process before the lock?
How can I configure Microsoft Windows so that each time Microsoft Windows gets locked (WIN + L) it kills a specific process before the lock?
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Youtube keeps playing in locked screen on Fedora - is it a privacy concern?
While trying to search for this problem, I only got results like "how to prevent locking a screen while watching a video".
I have an opposite question. Playing a youtube video in Firefox on Fedora, I ...
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How do I block all network connections when I lock the screen (and resume when unlocking) in macOS?
Looking to block all network traffic anytime I am away from the computer. I tried putting the iMac to sleep every time I step away and changed the sleep mode to be hibernation as well changed energy-...
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Windows 10 lock screen: ask for username shortcut
On a Windows 10 lock screen, one can configure through policy settings whether it will let you pick one user from a list, or ask for the username.
If the lock screen gives a list, is there a way from ...
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Reset Windows Spotlight
I am using Windows Spotlight on the lock screen of my Windows 10 laptop, and I have accidently liked some photos, and the keep coming up. is there a way to 'change your mind' about a photo, or just ...
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Enable power options from lock screen on Windows 10 Home edition
I'm using Windows 10 Home. I don't have the option to sleep / restart / shutdown from the lock screen. There are multiple users on this computer.
I just want this button, can't figure out where to ...
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Kill the screen lock and restore X session in XFCE
I'm not big on graphical / windowed desktop environments and was using XFCE as a way to avoid clutter / having to deal with a lot of settings, but recently I ran into a problem: the lock screen ...
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How Can Windows 10 When Locking Go to Lock Screen?
Is there a way to get a PC running Windows 10 Pro to go to the lock screen when locking instead of the login screen?
Scenario:
Three tested computers go to lock screen on boot.
Locking a PC ...
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Lock Screen image gets changed by itself (Windows 10)
Lock Screen image gets changed to an album cover of a song (The Shins- New Slang).
I have no idea why. I have to change it back every time.
How do I stop this?
Edit: I got it. Delete contents in C:\...
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W10 disable welcome screen, but keep lock screen?
Is this possible via a regedit or something?
To reiterate: the welcome screen is the one where you select a user account and type in your password (if you've set one), and the lock screen is the one ...
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How do I change the default lock screen browser back to Windows Edge
I recently clicked a link on my Windows 10 lock screen that I was interested in. When the screen unlocked it asked if I wanted to use a different application to open this type of file. It defaults ...
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GUI can't start while redhat6 is lcoked
We are on redhat6. I've got the command line to start a GUI which I want to be run before I come in for the day, so that my working setup is loaded by that time (sadly I've no control over the fact ...
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How to lock Windows 10 screen without a keyboard?
I know I can lock windows (in particular I'm using windows 10) via the keyboard with Win+L. However, if I don't have a keyboard attached is there a way to lock the session with just the mouse?
I know ...
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Is processes terminated when a user locks their account on Windows 10?
So let's say a user is downloading large files where he's going to leave the computer downloading in his office. Will the processes be terminated or paused (not just download but any possible running ...
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How do I remove the clock shown on the Ubuntu lock screen? [closed]
I'm using Ubuntu 18.04.
I want the remove the digital clock from the lock screen because I just want to see a good wallpaper there, unobstructed.
How do I go about this?
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Win10: How can I set a background image for the logon screen when the user restarted the computer?
First of all, I do not want to use the lock-screen in Windows 10, but only the logon screen. I already figured out that there are two different logon screens: first, the one displayed when a user logs ...
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Custom lock screen image - Terminal Server 2012 over RDP
Wanting to set a custom lock screen background image for when session is locked due to idle time. Running a terminal services farm setup so users will be connecting over RDP. Anyone able to advise if ...
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Secure way of doing auto-login & locking the screen
I had one answer here about how to do auto-login & sceen locking
How to do silent auto-login?
however it is not secure, how to do that more secure way?
P.S. I tried the free tool called Auto ...
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Unable to delete in %WinDir%\System32\OOBE\Info\Backgrounds
I've got a PS script (deploying through SCCM) that needs to delete the items in %windir%\System32\OOBE\Info\Backgrounds, but it outright refuses to do so.
If I do it manually, it works perfectly. ...
