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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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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Autologin but Lock the Screen Instantly
I have entered into a bet with my skilled sysadmin brother (yes: external assistance is allowed, I can ask for help).
I need to keep him out of a Windows 11 Pro computer that has auto login enabled. ...
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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 can I discover the exact path to the "Lock Screen">"Background">"Slideshow" folder Windows 10 is using?
I created a folder named "Lock Screen" to use as the album for my Windows 10 "Lock Screen">"Background" slideshow. However after a recent Windows update (currently on ...
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Windows 11 screen timeout - no lock though
I've set the screen on my laptop to turn off after 20 minutes, like in the screenshot. I would expect that this results in a lockscreen, requiring me to enter the password when I return.
Just now I ...
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Screenshot of desktop despite lock screen?
Do you know how to make a screenshot of the Windows desktop (and not the lock screen) while lock screen is active?
Technically it must be possible since for screen recording there is this solution ...
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How to remove youtube popup from lockscreen, WITHOUT edge
I'm vehemently anti-edge -- as will surprise absolutely nobody -- but I'm given to understand the only way to remove the youtube popup from my lockscreen, is through edge flags, which I obviously ...
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Windows 10 blue screen instead of background image
so I have Windows 10 Pro and I configured an image to all cases (Background image, lock screen, etc).
But from time to time when I come back to my PC after a night I didn't touch it, I see a blue ...
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How to setup windows 10 to lock screen only when NOT connected to home network?
Is there a way to setup lock screen with password, BUT only when I'm not connected to my home network?
The intended use-case would be that my laptop would always be unblocked when I'm at home, but ...
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Is it possible to mount a Ramdisk before windows login screen?
I want to get a mounted ready to use ramdisk drive letter before login windows accounts.
Like drive ready behind lock screen start up
Is that possible??
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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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How to enable slideshow lock screen and screensaver at the same time in windows 10
In Windows 10, it seems that you can only have EITHER a slideshow as a lock screen OR a screensaver, but not both. As soon as I enable one, the other is disabled.
For example, after setting the the ...
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Turn off Windows screen without locking screen in Windows 11
I usually have my computers set up to require a login after waking up from sleep or hibernate, but I don't want to enter a password if the screen is just turned off, either from a timeout or if I ...
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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 to change SystemData folder properties?
I foun the pathway in What is the location of lock screen images on Windows 10? What is the location of lock screen images on Windows 10?, which retrieved to [C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\...
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Prevent locked screen to be activated by mouse - Windows 10
I use my laptop to listen to online radio. During this, I don't need / want an active screen, so I lock the screen with Win + L.
The screen goes blank, but later gets reactivated regularly. As I ...
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Windows lockscreen shows image but no information
I am aware that this question has been asked before, but the relevant questions are two or more years old. I have tried all those 'solutions' to no avail.
I am seeing the Lockscreen image, but NOT the ...
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What to do when my machine is locked, but the desktop is showing?
Sometimes, on my Xubuntu 22.04 laptop, I'll unplug the dual monitor, leave the machine, and then attempt to log back in without plugging the monitor back in.
Due to an unknown fault, this sometimes ...
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Where does my old laptop store my lock screen picture? [duplicate]
My old laptop had a favorite family photograph as the lock screen image. The laptop has been superseded by a newer model but I can't find the original image anywhere. I've fired up my old laptop and ...
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Cannot find the reason lock screen still pops up after inactivity (Win 10)
I'm running Windows 10 Home (build 19044.2006) on Asus UX481FL and the lock screen always pops up after inactivity timeout.
Screen Saver Settings > "On resume, display logon screen" is ...
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How to change Windows 10 lock screen timeout?
Problem: My computer has recently begun to lock itself after ONE minute.
It's not the screensaver, it's not the stand-by mode, it's the lock screen.
(Win10 Enterprise, 21H2)
Things I've tried:
I have ...
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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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background apps pause when locking WIndows 11 PC
The Hyper V machines appear to freeze when the host PC is locked. I have a Hyper-V Machine running with macros on it and it is on my Host Windows 11 PC, and whenever I lock my Host PC, it stops the ...
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How to disable lock-Screen "Sign in Screen" when waking up from Hibernation in Windows 11?
How to disable lock-Screen "Sign in Screen" when waking up from Hibernation Windows 11?
I tried every way on Google, but none of the methods works, I am asking when waking from Hibernation, ...
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Windows 10 will not turn off display when screen is locked
Is there an option to turn off the display while the screen is locked?
I do not want to turn off display based on idle time as the "Power & sleep" settings allow.
I do not want the ...
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How to LOCK computer after 'x' amount of time right after log on
Although there is a VERY similar question : How to lock my computer after a certain amount of time from login? I don't think that it is suiting my needs. I need my computer to lock NOT SHUTDOWN.
What ...
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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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What causes remote desktop connection attempts to hang and then local Ctrl+Alt+Del to be ignored? Workaround without reboot?
I have a Windows 10 Pro machine running Terminal Server. I always have a single logged in session and never logout (only disconnect). Every so often it gets into a state where client RDP connections ...
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How do I change the lock screen using a batch file?
I know how to change a lock screen image using the personalization settings.
I have a room full of computers which are re-imaged regularly, over which I have no control, so I looking for something ...
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RDP into Windows Server 2019 stuck on "Unlock the PC" screen
I need to RDP into a Windows 2019 server. Occasionally, when my RDP session is closed or times out I will be prompted with an "Unlock the PC" screen after attempting to reconnect. From this ...
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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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Why does my computer lock up whenever I'm away 1 minute?
I have used laptops with Windows 10 for years, and only now that I'm starting to use a higher line of laptop, still with Windows 10, am I having trouble with it locking up as often as I walk away for ...
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Can I customize the pointer size, color, etc. on the Windows 10 Home lock/logon screen?
I'm running Windows 10 Home ver. 21H2. I've customized the pointer and cursor size and color for my user account. Can I do it for the lock screen?
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How to start/open command prompt from lock screen without signing in?
Hi guys I'm wondering if it's possible to open windows command prompt from a locked windows 10 computer.
I tried using recovery mode to open cmd but it required me to sign-in first. Any help would be ...
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Windows boots fast but loading screen on lock screen stays for long time
So my Windows 11 boot time is pretty fast(6.5 seconds). But there is a problem. Whenever I start my system, it boots fast, but when I enter the password it takes atleast 8-10 seconds to go to the ...
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Windows 11 lock screen slideshow always *starts* with the same picture
Under "lock screen" settings, my "Personalize your lock screen" is currently set to "Slideshow". The slideshow works, but only sort of:
The slideshow always starts off ...
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Screen doesn't awake with mouse movement and requires key press
I set the screen timeout to 5min, so after that time the screen turns off. Sleep mode is disabled,
so the screen turns off but the computer is still running.
My problem is that instead of just the ...
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Make Windows PC blur my screen instead of showing the lock screen image when I lock it
Is it possible to make my Windows 10 PC show whatever is shown on my screen blurred at the lock screen?
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Windows spotlight in Windows 10 Education
I have Windows 10 Education installed in my laptop (version 20H2) and I am not able to enable windows spotlight as the lock screen background. The only options in the bar are Picture and Slideshow. ...
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Cannot get Weather widget to display on lock screen (WIndows 10)
I am currently running a Windows 10 Pro desktop machine (21H1, build 19043.1288) and cannot get the Weather app to display detailed status info on the lock screen. I have configured the appropriate ...
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Calendar as Lockscreen/Wallpaper
I'm looking for a magic way of having a daily or weekly calendar as a lockscreen wallpaper or desktop background on my kids' laptops. I know if they have to screen capture Outlook and update it ...
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How to lock Windows 10 screen without turn off?
Is it possible to lock screen without screen turn off? For example, here is my settings:
I wanna automatically lock screen after 5 minutes, but display should not off (only after 30 minutes).
I ...
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win 10 lock screen timeout stuck at 1 minute
I use win 10 version 21H1 (Build 19043.1083). I had my lock screen timeout at 5 minutes, working fine. Then I took an online proctored exam by PearsonVue and needed to install OnVue software, which ...
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Prevent Windows 10 from going to sleep on lock screen
How can I prevent Windows 10 from going to sleep on the lock screen? I want the screen to stay on forever on the lock screen without moving the mouse.
This would be easy to achieve if I was signed in ...
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I get an error message after my laptop sleeps, before login appears
I am running Ubuntu 18.04 LTS on on Dell XPS 15 9500. When I shut the lid and sleep the machine, I get a black screen with error messages for a little while but eventually the lock screen and log in ...
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Change time between screensaver-start and screen-lock
When the screensaver starts there are a couple of seconds I can tap any key and stop the screensaver without the screen becoming locked, despite having the on resume, display logon screen-checkbox ...
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How can I find out what is preventing the screen from locking?
My wife's computer with Windows 10 won't honor the screen timeout settings in Settings/Power and Sleep. Specifically, what happens is that the screen blanks for less than a second and then the screen ...
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Is Windows safe from BadUSB/Rubber Ducky on lock screen?
If there’s computer with the login screen on, will plugging BadUSB/Rubber Ducky infect PC? Or is it only possible when you log in to Windows?
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