How to disable Win8/8.1 lock screen

The lock screen is a new feature of Windows 8 and 8.1. After booting/wake up, a beautiful lock screen wallpaper is introduced. It also provides time and date, networking status and battery. Notice of balance, weather status, etc.

Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 allow you to change the lock screen wallpaper and select which application's notification information to display on the screen, such as Gmail, weather, calendar, and more. The problem is that the system does not provide an option for you to directly disable the Windows 8/8.1 lock screen. If you want to disable the lock screen and boot directly to the login screen, there are only two ways, one is to use third-party software, and the other is to change the system registration. table.

Today, we provide a simple tutorial for you to quickly disable the system lock screen without the need for third-party software:

Method 1: Use the Registry Editor

1. First, come to the start screen, type regedit, and hit enter. (Note that you should open the Registry Editor under Administrator privileges, otherwise you will not be able to change its contents.)

2. Go to the following path:

Computer HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows

3, right click on the Windows folder, select “ New & rdquo; - & ldquo; Item & quoquo; (Key), named Personalization, selected.

4. After selecting the Personalization entry, right click on the right side of the window to create a new DWORD (32-bit value) registry entry, then name it NoLockScreen, double-click the entry, and then set its value from 0. Change to 1.

5, close the registry editor, restart the computer.

Method 2: Use the Local Group Policy Editor

This method is simpler, especially for beginners who are concerned about changing the registry to affect the system.

1. Go to the start screen and type gpedit.msc to open the local Group Policy Editor

2. Navigate to the following path:

Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Control Panel > Personalization

3. Double-click the Do not display lock screen option.

4. Change the default configuration in the opened properties screen: change from Not Configured to Enabled, and then OK.

5, no need to restart, the system lock (Windows key + L) can verify whether the lock screen has been disabled.

Remind everyone that once you disable the lock screen, the sync function of the device will also be invalid, because Windows 8/8.1 uses the Microsoft account to synchronize the lock screen by default, the lock screen is disabled, and the synchronization is also affected. .