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Locking the computer screen prevents others from viewing or using it without unlocking it through a specific act.

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How do I use an animated GIF image for the Windows 8.1 lock screen?

I know how to set an image file (.gif format in this case) on Windows 8.1 lock screen, but by some reason the image is shown as "static" instead of "animated". How do I use an animated GIF as a lock ...
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Reboot Windows 10 gracefully while screen is locked (REISUB for Windows 10)

I have a Windows 10 laptop. When I am at home, it's connected to and external monitor via HDMI. Today I needed the laptop with me in the city, so first I disconnected all the cables, and then I sent ...
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Windows 10 Lock Screen - Windows Spotlight - Launch Chrome for links

On the Windows 10 lock screen, set to Windows Spotlight, there are "text box" links that will give you more information about the image once you sign in. These links automatically launch Microsoft ...
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Windows 10 lock screen appears every 30 minutes regardless of activity

System: Toshiba Satellite C75D-A I usually put my computer into hibernation when not in use, but it seems that every time I do, after resuming, the lock screen appears every 30 minutes regardless of ...
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How to avoid Windows Hello Face to look for you after locking

I have setup Windows Hello Face (WHF) and it works well. I have GPO Do not display the lock screen policy enabled so that I don't have do anything to get to the desktop when starting my machine. Here ...
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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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How to disable media controls on Windows 10 lock screen?

Windows 10 (I'm using version 1903) enables handling of media playback from the lock screen. It would be fine if it limited itself to audio explicitly played by me, but this has recently for some ...
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Windows 10 Lock Screen turning black&white after PC turns on

Last few days I noticed that after I turn the PC on, when the Lock Screen shows up its black and white (greyscale). I don't know why its this way, or is this a new feature? I did not install a feature ...
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How can I show Oultook 2016 calendar appointments on win10 lock screen?

In a company setting, how a user can show Oultook 2016 calendar appointments on win 10 lock screen? EDIT: Ideally, the solution would use outlook directly. (and not use win 10 Calendar app)
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Windows 8.1 Lock screen issues

I uninstalled a few programs from our computer lab Dell 9030 All-In-Ones, but unfortunately after rebooting the machines post uninstall the Windows 8.1 lockscreen is broken. We have in place Domain ...
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Forcing lock screen image not working

I want to force the same lock screen image on every user. I selected the image I want with group policy Local Computer Policy > Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Control ...
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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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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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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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PowerShell script to change desktop wallpaper images and lock screen images w/o logging into each account?

I want to know how I can make a PowerShell script that changes all of the desktop background images and lock screen images to (different) specific images without logging into each account. I'm trying ...
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Windows 10 - How do I unlock lock screen by pressing any key like Windows 8/8.1?

Having a single (local) user with no password In Windows 8/8.1, I could unlock the screen by pressing any key. In Windows 10, I first see the "background" lockscreen (the one that has a configurable ...
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Removing time, date and any icons from windows 8 lock screen

I'm trying to remove the date and wifi icon (all icons) from my windows 8 lock screen. There are lots of posts about how to remove the time (that I have done) but before I accidently remove system 32, ...
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When I lock my screen on my MacBook Pro my running application automatically closes after a while

First I must said that I have been asked this question in different form in this topic. but my problem didn't solved yet. When I want my laptop do a long schedule thing (like get all Mac OS X new ...
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How to lock on lid close in MacOS

I want to play music over Bluetooth while the lid is closed, and I want the laptop to lock when the lid is closed. I'm able to prevent my MacBook from sleeping on lid close with sudo pmset -a ...
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RDP Session after lock timeout is blurry with no logon ability

I have built a headless Windows 11 Pro client and use Remote Desktop to access. When the lock timeout occurs, I have a blurred lock screen with only the accessibility and disconnect icons, no ability ...
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Clicking Lock Screen in settings closes settings with error

I am trying to change my Lockscreen image. So I right-click the desktop and choose Personalization from that right click menu. Then I am in the settings window, but on clicking Lock screen an ...
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How do I change Windows Lock/Login Screen fonts? What options do I have for resetting them?

Somehow, the font on the Windows Lock/Login screen changed, and I can no longer sign in to any user on that device because it simply resets to the Lock screen. My best guess on the specifics is that ...
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Stop Windows logging me out and closing all of my apps on sleep

Window 11 is logging out when my computer sleeps due to inactivity. At least I believe that is what's happening, as all of my apps are closed when I unlock the screen. If I intentionally lock my ...
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Eliminate Bing as Lock Screen app

I see options for changing the Lock Screen to a picture or a slide show in the "Personalize" popup; what I'd really like to be able to do is see the pretty pictures but not have them use ...
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Geographic locations where lock screen photos in Windows 11 were shot

Some of the photos in Windows 11 lock screen are so beautiful that I would like to travel to these places once in my lifetime. However, I can't find the locations where these photos were taken. In the ...
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How do I unlock a Windows 10 RDP session (not the console)?

I am RDPing to a Windows 10 Pro machine. Some file transfer is set running and left to do its thing. Once the machine has locked the only option available is to disconnect the session and then ...
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Will 'mouse.bat moveBy 1x1' keep the screen from locking in an RDP session if it's run under a different user?

I'm using this Mouse.bat batch file to keep my screen from locking after 15 minutes (it's enforced by Group Policy). I have it set as a scheduled task to run every 10 minutes and it works with my ...
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Windows 10 on my Dell 7410 keeps locking itself when im idle for a few minutes

After about a minute, the screen dims, and another minute later the screen locks itself. This happens even while i am in a meeting or watching a video when im not moving my mouse. All while the laptop ...
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Windows 10 Goes to Lock Screen after 1 Minute

This began a few days ago and I am struggling to figure out what is causing my Windows to jump to the lock screen after 60 seconds of inactivity. Each time, the lock screen appears and requires me to ...
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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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Windows 10 Desktop Background as Lock Screen Image Automatically

As the title says, I'm looking for a way to automatically set the lock screen background of Windows 10 to whatever the current desktop wallpaper is, automatically, via a script (not an app, at least ...
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Voting button not showing on Windows 10 Lock Screen

on my Desktop PC I have Spotlight enabled and the background images on the lock screen change every day. However the"voting" button is not shown (Like what you see?). I like that feature because you ...
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Windows lock screen has foreign language links

There are two icons that look like globes with some foreign language (Chinese, Japanese, maybe) text that appear on my lock screen, and I'm not sure how they got there. One of them takes me to www....
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Windows 8.1 randomly enters the lock screen

I have a Windows 8.1 desktop machine which, as the title says, randomly enters in the lock screen. The lock outs are not periodic and happen even when the user is working the computer. My first ...
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Change lock screen daily using chosen folder of pictures

I would like my lock screen to update daily and cycle (systematically or randomly) through the pictures in a specified folder. My first thought was to lose the slideshow animations and increase the ...
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After Windows 10 upgrade, going into lock screen (Windows + L) sometimes results in unresponsive black screen with only mouse cursor visible

Upgrade was successful and system generally works fine with Windows 10. There are a number of similar issues on the web but not exactly the same. This happens after pressing Windows + L to go into ...
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Locked Screen, Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete to instantly log on

Local account on a domain joined PC (Windows 7 Professional). Local account has no password (no worries, it's segregated/secure). Upon locking the PC, we want to "Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete to log on" ...
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How to change the lock screen background on Windows 8.1 to a custom folder?

I have a bunch of wallpapers synced in Google Drive, and a seperate folder I use as the "Pictures"-folder. When I'm trying to add a custom folder (my wallpaper folder in Google Drive), I simply don't ...
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How to prevent "lock" on screen power-off in Windows 8

If my screen turns off due to power saving settings in Windows 8 the PC gets locked also. Is there a way to delay the locking another minute? I have no screen saver set (where the lock setting would ...
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Lock Windows keyboard and mouse but still display screen normally

I'm using windows 7, I have a dual monitor display. It displays important information related to the business, I'd rather that random users that walk in can't just walk over to it and start using the ...
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How to disable the Windows 11 lockscreen without losing the ability to change its wallpaper?

I'm following the solution posted on this question from 2020. It works - but afterwards, it is impossible to change the lockscreen. Thankfully restoring the lockscreen status to not configured and ...
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notify-send messages sent from a systemd unit delayed

There's an active systemd service [Unit] Description=Launch the screenlock daemon service PartOf=graphical-session.target After=i3wm.service [Service] Type=simple ExecStart=env screenlock-daemon ...
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How did the language on the lock screen change to Chinese?

On my Windows 10 Pro, the lock screen language switched to Chinese and then back to English on its own, even though I made no changes: Why did this happen?
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