The Lock Screen on Windows 8, an upsized version of the lock screen on Windows Phone, looks pretty and makes sense for having it around on a tablet computer like Microsoft Surface but frankly, is also quite pointless to have it on a traditional desktop. It would be nice to see the login screen right after the boot without having to click to pass a screen.
The good thing is, it’s quite simple to disable the lock screen. Thanks to Paul Thurrott for sharing this tip. Basically, you need to disable it through Local Group Policy.
1. Open Local Policy Editor, by pressing Win + R, typing gpedit.msc, and pressing Enter.
2. Navigate to
Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Control Panel -> Personalization
3. Double-click the entry called “Do not display the lock screen”, and select Enabled.
4. Click OK to close the window. The change will take effect immediately.
To test out, you can simply lock the screen by pressing Win + L keyboard shortcut. Instead of showing the pretty Lock Screen, it display the Sign In screen readying for you to sign in.
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