How to Disable Windows 10 Screen Lock

Windows 10 comes with a pre-activated lock screen. Well, the real intention behind this well thought of option is not bad, though. The lock screen protects your personal data from being accessed by anyone who lays his/her hands on your laptop. However, having to unlock quite frequently may get annoying. It could be much frustrating when you are browsing the web, or busy with other tasks.

Microsoft has made it a little tough to disable it. For the reasons best known to Microsoft, there is no easy access to disable it. The lock screen stays persistently staying at you. At times, you may be forced to visit the Dell Service Center In Noida to get the solution to your issues.

We have listed out a few tips on how to disable the lock screen on Windows 10.

Method  1. Disable all screens

Disabling the pre-desktop screens will help you disable log in screen. That way, you will not need to tap the screen to get to the log in screen. Actually, you will be logged in straight away.

Follow these steps to accomplish it –

·         Get to the Run command and type in netplwiz and press ENTER.

·         This will open User Accounts window.

·         Under the Users for this laptop, choose your name and then uncheck the box that says Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer. Click on Apply.

·         A new window Automatically Sign in will now pop up. Enter your password twice and click on OK.

That’s it. You have successfully bypassed the log in screen.  This will in effect do away the lock screen as well.

However, log in screen much important as long as the security of your laptop is concerned. We would not recommend using this option.

Method  2. Disable non boot up lock screen

Actually speaking Windows 10 has two lock screens. Though essentially both of them are same, they operate under two different instances.  One of the instances is when you turn on your laptop which is called Bootup Lack screen. The second on is when you wake your laptop up from sleep.

It is quite not possible to turn off the bootup lock screen. However, there is a workaround that can help you disable the non boot up the lock screen.

Here is how you can do it. Follow the steps

·         Open   File Explorer.

·         Go to C:>Windows>System Apps

·         Look for the folder Microsoft.LockApp_cw5n1h2txyewy

·         Right click on this folder and click on Rename.

·         Add .bak to the name of the file. Do not rename the file in its entirety.

You may be asked to provide Administrative privileges to be able to achieve the same.

This will disable the lock screen when you unlock your laptop from sleep. If you want it back, you can go to the steps above and then remove the .bak   from the renamed file above.

Method  3. Registry hack method

Please note that this step does not work after the recent Anniversary update. Microsoft seems to have found the loophole and fixed it. However, you can check if it works for you.

Here are the steps.

·         Right click on Start menu and choose Run.

·         Type in regedit and click OK.

·         Find the entry HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows.

·         Choose New on the right pane and select Key.

·         It will appear as a folder, rename it to Personalization and choose it by clicking on it.

·         Once the Personalization folder opens, select New in the right pane and choose DWORD value. Rename the new item that pops up to No Lock Screen.

·         Double click on the No Lock Screen entry. Change the ValueDta from 0 to 1.

           Click on OK and exit the registry editor.

Reboot your laptop, and you should no longer see the lock screen.

Please, Not that if your Windows 10 has received the Anniversary update, this method may not work for you.

If you are not able to sort out the trouble of seeing the lock screen moving out of your way, visit the nearest Dell Service Center Gurgaon  to get your issues resolved. Or At Last If you want to windows 10 reset options then Just Click On   How to Reset Windows 10.