One of the biggest differences between iterations of Windows 10 and beyond is earlier versions, is that you can personalize your login page and computer desktop. However, unlike other versions of Windows, some users may find it difficult at first. To help with customization, we created this step by step guide to change the image on the lock screen and login screen.
Go to Windows 10 personalization settings.
First open the app "Options" by clicking the gear icon in "Action and Notification Center" in the lower right corner of the screen or press the Win + I key combination on your keyboard. In the application "Options" go to section "Personalization".
Windows 10 users can also right-click on the desktop and select from the context menu "Personalization" and the required section will open in the application " Windows Settings».
Note: Please note there is a bit of confusion, technically there are two login screens, one for entering your password ( Login screen) and one for Lock screen. To change the login screen, find the switch on the page: “Show lock screen wallpaper on login screen” and switch it to position "On". This ensures that the lock screen image appears on the login screen, providing more smooth transition.
In this article, we'll look at how to change the background image for your Lock Screen.
Changing the Lock Screen Background in Windows 10
- Open Windows 10 Settings.
- Go to section Personalization → Lock Screen.
IN this section you can customize lock screen images:
- Windows: Interesting
- Slide show
If you intend to change only the login screen image - On this page, users can select Photograph for lock screen with hard drive your computer, or install Slide show various images. Users can also select the option Windows: Interesting, which displays a randomly generated image from search engine Bing. Once selected, the change occurs automatically.
- On the right in the section Background, select one of the following options:
Windows: Interesting- will display various backgrounds automatically downloaded from the Internet.
Photo- here you can set one image to be used as the lock screen background.
You can select any custom image using the Browse button. Click on it and select the desired image:
Slide show- use this option to display a slideshow as your lock screen. It will show images from the folder you specify. Click the "Add Folder" button to add new folder with images that will be shown cyclically on the lock screen.
In Windows 10, the lock screen image is shown in a number of cases. For example, if you locked a user's session using Win + L or by clicking on the user's picture in the Start menu and selecting Block by clicking on the user icon in the menu "Start", will appear on your PC screen background image screen lock. When you log into Windows 10, you also see the lock screen.
Advice: You can also use the app Photos, to set your favorite images as your lock screen background. Open the image you want in the Photos app and tap the menu button three dots.
Select " Install as". A new menu appears on the screen using the command " Set to lock screen", this will set the current image as the lock screen background.
There is a combination Ctrl keys+ L for the same action. You can tap it to set the lock screen background with photos app directly.
Have you been using the new operating system for a long time, but still have no idea where the pictures used for the lock screen in Windows 10 are? Today we will touch on this issue and several related ones, for example, how to steal the desired picture for yourself.
While working in the “ten”, users noticed that the lock screen screen saver periodically changes in the operating system. Sometimes they meet very beautiful pictures, which you want to use as a desktop background.
Just to do this you need to find out where these images are stored. Advanced users even tried to find everything graphic files, stored in directories system volume, but all in vain, the necessary images were never found. Why did it happen that the search did not find necessary files, consider below.
Activating the image option on the lock screen
It happens that the display of pictures is deactivated in the settings (this is especially true for fans of builds aimed at maximum performance of Windows 10). You can enable them, select the displayed photo, play pictures as a slide show, and even change the directory with the required photos as follows.
- Open the “Options” menu using the Win+I key combination.
- Let's go to the personalization section.
- Make the “Lock Screen” tab active.
- Set the first “Background” option to “Windows: Interesting”.
You can check if everything looks as intended by pressing the Win+L key combination, which will bring up the lock screen.
After selecting “Photos,” you will be able to replace the background from the lock screen in Windows 10, and the “Slideshow” option will allow you to specify several pictures or directories with graphic files that will be used as slides.
Save the graphic file from the lock screen to your collection
Any image that is proposed to be set as the lock screen background is stored in the user's directory under the path - C:\Users\Your_Username\AppData
\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\. Find the “Assets” folder here and open it.
One caveat! You may not be able to see the AppData directory just like that, since it is a system directory and therefore has the “Hidden” attribute. By default, such objects file system are not displayed in the standard Explorer window, but this is quite easy to fix with literally a single click of the mouse.
1. Open the Explorer window Win+E or through a shortcut.
2. Call the main menu item called “View”.
3. Check the “Hidden elements” checkbox.
The same is done through the “Folder Options”.
1. Call the item “Change folder and search settings”.
2. In the “View” tab, move the switch next to the last option to the “Display” position hidden files and folders."
After this, you can open the “Assets” folder, where the lock screen images in Windows 10 are located.
You won’t be able to view a single picture just like that, unless you open an image viewer and drag a file with a long name, which is a set of characters, into its window.
All these files are images, but without an extension, and to view them you should add the extension - jpg - to the end of the file. The absence of these characters is the reason why the Windows 10 search engine could not detect graphic files used in it as background pictures for the lock screen.
If one photo is renamed quickly, then manually changing the names of several dozen documents takes a long time. Let's look at how to change file extensions in batches.
1. Copy all the images to a directory that will be located in a different folder from the system folder.
2. Rename all files to any name you like, and set the images to the “.jpg” format.
Now you can switch the way directory items are visualized to “Large Icons” or “Thumbnails” and select the images you need or delete unnecessary ones.
The most in a fast way To call the Windows 10 lock screen, use the key combination Win + L. If your account has a password, you will have to enter it to log in. In addition, the administrator sometimes forces his wards to press Ctrl + Alt + Del to log in. In the latter case, it is believed that such blocking is more reliable. Unfortunately, it is impossible to install a beautiful screen saver for this time, if there is such a desire. More precisely, this is not available in the anniversary version of 1607, but previously such an operation seemed to be feasible. Today, users will see a regular black screen after pressing Win + L.
To be honest, such operations (access protection) are usually required in a workplace where everyone walks around. Maybe you’ll throw something in, then you’ll only be amazed. Especially if the employer comes across with a twist. A good admin doesn't even store user passwords. Because that alone would be a security breach. Now the lock screen looks like a white or black canvas, depending on which theme is selected. According to our observations, these changes were made by the anniversary version.
Blocking via command line
You can type exactly the same thing in the Run tool (Win + R).
Via bat file
Changing the lock screen
Some sources indicate that the lock screen can be introduced or removed through the registry or group policies. The current version does not disable the lock screen in Windows 10. It is not clear what exactly the specified keys do. Instead, try changing your desktop background at the entrance. For this:
Why is the clock on a black background?
Please note that the Android robot will not be shown on contrasting versions of the theme at all. In this case, use regular ones! You will also see that they promise to show us a beautiful photo against the clock after pressing Win + L, but in reality it is only a black screen. For many copies of the anniversary version.
However, there is some clarification. Let's do the following:
Third party software
There are many tweakers floating around the Internet to change the screensaver, but the authors still have an innate distrust of third-party utilities dating back to the days of XP, when each such experiment could be the last for the system. Just change the background through Options and be happy with what you have.
To disable the lock screen, it is easier to remove the sleep settings in the power settings, and the PC will never freeze. This is exactly what those who downloaded long files from Rapida at night needed. And any excess forced us to do everything again.
The lock screen is one of the few visual components that Windows 10 inherited from previous version systems without undergoing major changes. While a purely cosmetic addition to the login screen, the lock screen doesn't provide much functionality and can therefore be disabled without any impact on Windows.
There are two ways to disable the lock screen in Windows 10: using the Local Group Policy Editor and by editing the registry. The second method will be useful if the policy editor is not available in your version of the system.
Method one
Press Win + R and execute the command gpedit.msc in the window that opens, and then in the left column of the editor window, sequentially expand the following elements of the tree-like list of parameters:
Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Control Panel -> Personalization
Accordingly, in English version"tens" it will look like this:
Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Control Panel -> Personalization
Now look for the “Do not display the lock screen” option on the right side of the window and double-click on it. In the window that opens for changing parameters, switch the radio button from the “Not configured” position to the “Enabled” position and save the new settings.
This is all. You can check the result by pressing the Win + L combination.
Method two
Using the regedit command, open the registry editor and follow the chain:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Policies/Microsoft/Windows/Personalization
In the last subkey, you need to create a new 32-bit NoLockScreen DWORD value and set its value to 1. (If the Personalization subkey does not exist, create it manually).
The changes should take effect immediately, but it is possible that you will have to restart your computer.
Update from 08/03/2016
For Windows 10 Anniversary 1607 users
As you may already know, in the home and professional editions, Microsoft developers have removed the function to disable the screen lock. Now, if you want to disable this component for yourself, you will have to work around it. Fortunately, this procedure is simple and does not take much time.
Note: a new version Windows 10 does not allow you to disable the lock screen completely. Both methods, which will be discussed below, allow you to prohibit the display of the lock screen when exiting sleep mode and after locking the system by pressing the Win + L keys. Unfortunately, it is impossible to prevent the lockscreen from appearing when turning on or after rebooting the computer.
Easy way
Go to C:\Windows\SystemApps and rename the folder Microsoft.LockApp_cw5n1h2txyewy. You can simply add any character ( Exclamation point, for example) to the original folder name. Renaming requires administrator rights.
Renaming should not have any undesirable consequences, but if you still prefer to avoid any manipulation with system folders, then the second method will suit you.
The method is more complicated, but 100% safe
Using the taskschd.msc command, open the Task Scheduler, select the scheduler library with the mouse and click the “Create task” link in the right column. In the task creation window that opens, in the “General” tab, specify the name of the task, in the security settings, select the “Run with highest rights” checkbox, and in the “Configure for” drop-down menu, select Windows 10. Now switch to the “Triggers” tab and click the “Create” button "
Next, in the trigger creation window, in the “Start task” menu, select “At login”, and at the same time make sure that the “Any user” and “Enabled” settings are active. Click OK. In exactly the same way, create another trigger, only this time in the “Start task” menu, select the “When unlocked” option workstation" After that, go to the “Actions” tab, click “Create”, in the “Program or script” window that opens, enter reg.exe, and in the “Add arguments” field enter the following command:
Add HKLMSOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Authentication/LogonUI/SessionData /t REG_DWORD /v AllowLockScreen /d 0 /f
Many users are annoyed by the lock screen that constantly appears after they are away from the computer for a while. Every time you have to unlock the screen and enter the password account. Is it possible to completely remove the annoying blocking? Today we'll look at everything possible methods solving the problem.
What the lock screen looks like on Windows 10
The lock screen is a normal image that appears after a certain period of inactivity on the computer. The user did not make any mouse clicks, did not work on the PC - the system decided that it needed to reduce the load on the processor and disable access to data on the computer in order to protect it. You have the right to determine this period of inactivity, after which the screen pops up. The blocking also turns on after you decide to exit Sleep Mode. It can be enabled manually using the Win + L key combination if you suddenly need to lock your PC.
There are also various elements and icons on the screen: message notifications, system applications, Information about current charge batteries, and date and time. The user can define which icons will be displayed on their lock screen.
The lock screen contains message notifications and the date and timeTo start working on your PC again, you need to click on the screen with the mouse or press Enter - another screen will open: to log in to your account. You need to enter a password if you have previously set one. A password is useful in cases where many people work on the same computer or, for example, if you use a PC in a workplace where many people pass by. In this case, lock and login screens will not violate your right to privacy: another person simply will not be able to activate your computer.
Enter your account password to continue working on your PC If you have not set a password for your account, you just need to press Enter or click on the background, and then click on the “Login” button to exit the lock screen and continue working in the system.
Click on "Login" All methods to disable the lock screen on Windows 10
If you're the only one using your computer and you're bothered by the lock screen that pops up every time you leave your PC running for a while, simply turn it off. Below are all the ways to get rid of the screen in case one does not work.
Through "Personalization"
In the “Personalization” system section, you can set the time after which the lock screen is activated, or simply set “Never” so that the screen does not appear at all. Let's look at everything step by step:
- On the “Desktop”, find a place free of shortcuts and right-click on it to bring up the so-called context menu. In the list that appears, select the most last section"Personalization".
Select "Personalization" from the context menu - A window will open in which users configure appearance screen. In it, we immediately go to the third tab “Lock Screen”. Scroll to the bottom of the page and then click the blue “Screen Timeout Options” link.
Scroll down the page - In the “Screen” section, set the values to “Never” for both parameters: when powered by both battery and mains power.
Select “Never” for two parameters in the “Screen” block
Manipulations in the Local Group Policy Editor window
If the method with system partition“Personalization” did not work (the screen continues to appear when inactive), use the “Local Editor” group policy" This is a simple method to get rid of the lock screen that even a beginner can use.
- Press the combination of two buttons on your keyboard: Win + R. A small “Run” window will open.
The Win + R combination will open the Run window. - In the free “Open” field, write the code to open the editor window: gpedit.msc. After that, click on OK or Enter on the keyboard.
Type the command gpedit.msc to open an editor window - The “Local Group Policy Editor” window will appear on the PC screen. It is divided into two columns.
The required editor window has opened - Double-click with the left button on the very first branch “Computer Configuration” on the left side open editor, where the list of all folders is located. After this, go to the right column of the editor, as it will be more convenient to work there (it is wider). One by one, open the following three folders by double clicking the mouse: “Administrative Templates” - “Control Panel” - “Personalization”.
Open the "Personalization" section - In the list of available options, you need to find the item “Prohibit display of the lock screen.” Double-click this option to launch an additional window. It will contain detailed information about the parameter and the values set for it.
Find the item "Prohibit display of the lock screen" - In the gray and white window that opens on top of the editor, immediately check the “Enabled” item.
Check "Enabled" - Click the third Apply button and then OK to close the window and return to the editor.
- Now you can close the editor window itself. After this, restart your computer for all changes to take effect.
Video: getting rid of the screen lock function in the Local Group Policy Editor
Use the Registry Editor to turn off the screen
“Registry Editor” - another built-in Windows service, which will help you get rid of the lock screen. How to open it and what exactly needs to be changed in its window:
- Call up the already familiar small “Run” window by holding down two keys at the same time: Win + R.
- In the only field, write the regedit code so that the “Registry Editor” window opens on the screen. This is where we will continue to work.
Type regedit in the "Open" line - In a new window that asks Windows if you want to allow the app to make changes to your device, click Yes.
- On the left side of the window, open one of the five main registry branches: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.
Open the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE section - Then we launch the following blocks one by one: Software - Policies - Microsoft - Windows.
- Right click on the last one Windows folder. In the menu, select “Create”, and then the first item “Section”.
Select "New" and then "Partition" - Let's name the new folder Personilization.
The Personalization folder is created in the Windows partition - Right-click on the newly created folder and select “New”, and then the fourth item “DWORD Value (32 bits)”.
Click on “New” and then on “DWORD Value” - Give the new registry value the following name: NoLockScreen.
- Open it by double-clicking and write the value 1. Click OK for the changes to take effect.
Set the value to 1 - Close the editor window and restart the computer for all changes to take effect.
Video: getting rid of the lock screen in the Registry Editor window
Delete the folder with lock screen files
The lock screen is a built-in application that can be safely removed from the computer's memory. However, you will not face any consequences. The system will work perfectly without a lock screen. Windows 10 will not slow down or crash without a lock screen. The files required for the lock screen to work are located in the folder on system disk. How to find and remove it?
- Find the “This PC” shortcut on the “Desktop”. Double click open it to launch the familiar Windows Explorer.
- Now open " Local disk C:", where everyone is located system files your computer.
Open your system drive - Go to Windows partition on the system disk.
Find the Windows folder - Scroll down the page and find the SystemApps section. Go to it.
Open the SystemApps folder - Find the Microsoft.LockApp_cw5n1h2txyewy block. It will be almost at the very beginning. This is the folder in which files related to the lock screen are stored.
Find the Microsoft.LockApp_cw5n1h2txyewy section - Right-click on the folder. In the list of options that appears, select one of the options: “Delete” or “Rename”. If you delete a folder completely, you won't be able to restore your lock screen in the future, so we recommend simply renaming it. Then, if you wish, you can return everything to its place by setting the original folder name.
Click on “Rename” or “Delete” - Add an exclamation point or any letter to the end of the name, for example.
- In the small window, click “Yes”. By doing this you confirm that you want to make changes to the system.
Click on "Yes" - After you change the folder name, the system will not be able to find the necessary files on your hard drive to launch the lock screen and simply will not launch it.
When deleting a file, a window may appear with a message that you need permission from the owner of the TrustedInstaller file.
An error may occur when deleting Microsoft.LockApp_cw5n1h2txyewy What to do in this case? You need to either simply rename the folder, or become the owner of this folder instead of TrustedInstaller. What exactly should I do to get deletion rights?
- Right-click on the folder you want to delete and select the most recent “Properties” option from the list that appears.
- Switch to the third tab “Security”, and in it click on the “Advanced” button.
Click on "Advanced" - Find the Edit link next to Owner.
Click on the "Edit" link under "Owner" - Click on "Advanced" again under the object names field.
Click on the "Advanced" button - Click on the “Search” button in the new window.
Click on "Search" - Select the computer user, that is, yourself and click on OK.
Select a user (yourself) from the search results - Try deleting the folder again. The problem must be resolved.
Disabling a built-in setting in Registry Editor
You can disable the lock screen launch without creating a new setting in the Registry Editor. You just need to change the value of an existing parameter that is responsible for activating the screen lock. How to do it?
The big disadvantage of the method is that the parameter value will change back to its original value every time the system starts and you log into your account. Accordingly, the lock screen will appear again and again.
This drawback can be circumvented in a unique way: by creating a task in the “Task Scheduler”. We will give detailed instructions:
- Using a universal search string“Start”, find the “Task Scheduler” system service and launch it with one click.
Search for "Task Scheduler" using "Start" - Click on the “Create task...” item in the third column “Actions”.
Click on “Create task” - Give her any name, but be sure to remember it. Check the box to the left of the "Run with highest rights" option.
Give the task any name and check "Run with highest privileges" - Select Windows 10 from the Configure for drop-down menu.
Select Windows 10 from the Customize for menu - Switch to the second tab "Triggers". Here you need to create two conditions to run the task. Click on the first “Create” button.
Click on “Create” - From the Start Task drop-down menu, select "At Login" and then check the "Any User" checkbox. Click OK for the trigger to appear in the list.
Select "At login" - Click on the “Create” button again in the same “Triggers” section. This time select "When the workstation is unlocked." Also check the box to the left of “Any user” and click OK. The second task launch condition has been created.
Click on "Create"
- We leave the action type: “Launch the program”. In the “Program or script” line, write the code reg. In the next Add Arguments field, enter a long command (use the Copy - Paste option): add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\SessionData /t REG_DWORD /v AllowLockScreen /d 0 /f. Click OK.
Select "Run a program" and enter reg in the "Program or script" field - In the “Create task” window, also click on OK to save it.
- Restart your PC.
After all the manipulations, hold down the Win and L keys at the same time - instead of the lock screen, only a screen for entering the password for your computer account should appear.
Using Ultimate Windows Tweaker
The annoying lock screen will also no longer bother you if you use third-party software to disable it. Ultimate Windows Tweaker is considered a universal assistant for customizing the entire interface operating system. The program has access to 200 parameters: can be deactivated voice assistant, cloud storage OneDrive and more. During installation, the utility automatically detects Windows version. The disadvantage of the program is that it does not have a Russian version: the interface is English language.
Click on OK to launch the program window
Installation Ultimate Windows Tweaker completed
Check Disable Lock Screen
In Windows 10, the lock screen pops up after a set period of inactivity. It is a background image that is different from the wallpaper on your desktop. It displays various icons, as well as the date and time. The user can completely remove the lock screen using several methods: through the “Registry Editor”, “Local Group Policy Editor”, and the “Personalization” section. You can also simply delete or rename the folder with lock screen-related files located on your system drive. It will also help to get rid of the screen third party utility called Ultimate Windows Tweaker. It helps you easily and quickly change custom system settings.
