How to Turn On or Off the Lock Screen in Windows 11

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The post outlines how to enable or disable the lock screen in Windows 11. The lock screen appears when a computer is turned on or locked, displaying notifications and photos. Users have an option to bypass this and directly show the sign-in screen. The process includes using the Local Group Policy Editor to change settings.

This post describes enabling or disabling the Lock screen in Windows 11.

The lock screen is the screen or curtain you see when you turn on your computer before the sign-in screen. It is also displayed once your computer is locked after you step away or press the Windows key + L.

To sign into your account, you must dismiss the lock screen by either pressing a key on your keyboard or swiping up on the lock screen (curtain) to show the sign-in screen.

The lock screen also allows you to display notifications and beautiful photos from around the world via Windows spotlight.

If you prefer not to show the lock screen when you start up your computer or lock it, you can disable it and show the sign-in screen only.

The steps below show you how to do that.

How to disable or enable the lock screen in Windows 11

As mentioned above, the lock screen is the screen or curtain you see when you turn on your computer before the sign-in screen. It also displays once your computer is locked (Windows key + L).

If you prefer not to show the lock screen, the steps below show you how to disable it.

Open Local Group Policy Editor by clicking on the Start Menu and searching for Edit group policy, as highlighted below.

Under Best match, select Edit group policy to launch Local Group Policy Editor.

In the left pane of Local Group Policy Editor, expand the tree: 

Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Control Panel > Personalization

Then, locate and double-click the setting in the Personalization details pane on the right. Do not display the lock screen.

In the Do not display the lock screen setting window, set the option to Enabled or Disabled.

Select OK.

Close Local Group Policy Editor.

Conclusion:

This post showed you how to turn On or Off the lock screen in Windows 11. If you find any error above or have something to share, please use the comment below to report.

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