Unlike its previous Build versions, there is no setting to disable Lock Screen in Windows 11 PC. However, if you intend to keep the login screen disabled, you may do so by using either Group Policy or the Registry.
It is preferred to turn off the lock screen on a computer if you are the sole owner and don’t share it with your friends or colleagues. When you disable it, it’s become quite easy to get past the login screen by simply pressing the Enter key. Let’s explore the right ways to do it in Windows 11.
Disable Lock Screen in Windows 11
To turn off the lock screen in Windows, you may try either Group Policy or Registry Editor. Both these tools are equally good, so follow whichever option you like the most.
Note: If you are on the Home edition of Windows, you may try only one of these tools and that one is Registry. This is because Windows 10 Home edition doesn’t support Group Policy.
1] Disable Windows 11 Lock Screen via registry
As stated above, the registry method works for all. However, ensure following the below steps exactly as guided below. Any incorrect changes inside the registry may corrupt the entire operating system. So, be careful while making changes to it –
- Press Win + R.
- When the Run dialog launches, type “
regedit“, and hit OK. - The UAC window will prompt next, click Yes to authorize entering into the Registry Editor.
- On the subsequent window, navigate to the below path –
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows
- Right-click on the Windows folder and select New > Key.
- Rename the newly created folder as “Personalization”.
- Double-click this Personalization folder to open it.
- Right-click anywhere in its blank area and choose New > DWORD (32-bit).
- Rename this entry as “NoLockScreen”. Right-click on this DWORD entry and select Properties.
- Change its Value data field to “1” from “0”. Click OK to confirm the changes made so far.
- Come out of the registry window, and restart your PC.
When Windows 11 reloads, the lock screen remains disabled on your computer. All you require now is to press the Enter key and you get past the login screen.
Note: If you want to turn back On the lock screen on your PC, change the value data of the “NoLockScreen” entry back to “0”.
2] Turn off the password-protected Lock Screen using Group Policy
If you are on Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, or Education editions and don’t want to make any changes to the registry, you may try this alternate approach. In this method, we will use Group Policy, open the specific policy, and disable it. Here’s what you need to do to disable the lock screen in Windows 11 –
- Press Win + S to launch the Search window.
- Type “Group Policy”, and click on the top result.
- When the Local group policy opens up, browse to the below path –
Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Control Panel > Personalization
- On the right pane, locate the policy – “Do not display the lock screen”.
- When found, double-click on it and tick the “Enabled” radio button on the next window.
- Click Apply then OK to confirm the changes made so far.
- Restart your PC next and you won’t see the lock screen while logging into your device.
How to re-enable the Lock Screen using Group Policy?
If you ever want to re-enable the lock screen on your PC, re-visit the below path, click on “Do not display the lock screen”, and set it as “Not configured” or “Disabled”.
What extra features you may enable on the Lock Screen?
Nowadays users may enable different features right on their login screens. These features include displaying Date & Time, custom things like – changing/static wallpaper, search button, or stories.
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