Hello everybody!
In this video, I’m going to show you how to disable welcome screen for a Windows operating
system, How to configure, change and remove lock screen,
and how to change a user’s avatar in the sign-in screen.
Windows-controlled devices developed a welcome screen back in the days of Windows 8.
Some users like it, while others believe that having to enter the password is good enough.
If you’d like to remove the welcome screen on your computer, in this video I’ll show
you several easy methods of doing it, so you’ll be able to start your computer without any
additional steps and get down to work at once.
How to disable welcome screen For the first method, you need to open the
Local Group Policy Editor.
To do it, press the key shortcut Windows + R, and type gpedit.msc in the window that
appears.
Alternatively, right-click on the Start menu and select “Run” from the list.
In the Local Group Policy Editor window that opens, go to the tab “Administrative Templates”
/ “Control Panel” / “Personalization.”
Double-click on “Do not display lock screen” to open it, and check the option “Enabled.”
Then click OK.
To check everything works fine, press the key shortcut Windows + L. If the computer
displays a window for entering the password, you have done everything right.
Disable welcome screen with the registry editor If the first method failed, try disabling
the welcome screen with the help of the registry editor.
To do it, open the Run window and type “regedit.”
In the menu on the left, follow the path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE - SOFTWARE - Policies - Microsoft
- Windows - Personalization.
If there is not item with the name “Personalization,” create by right-clicking on the Windows folder
and choosing the corresponding line in the context menu.
In the right side of the window, put the cursor on an empty field and right-click.
Select “Create / DWORD (32-bit) Value,” Rename it into “NoLockScreen.”
Double-click on it, set its value data to 1, and then click OK.
Check if this method works by using the same Win + L shortcut.
Disable background picture at logon If you like, you can also disable the background
picture shown when you have to sign in.
Go to Settings - Personalization (or right-click on the desktop and select “Personalize”).
In the “Lock Screen” section, disable the option “Show lock screen background
picture on the sign-in screen” by turning off the corresponding switch.
Disable background picture with the Registry Editor
In order to remove the background picture at logon, follow the path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System
Here, create a DWORD (32-bit) value and name it as
DisableLogonBackgroundImage, set its value data to 1.
However, if you need to remove the welcome screen and also configure your computer to
log on automatically without having to enter a password, you should disable the Lock Screen.
For this matter, you will have to remove the user account password.
Also, remember to turn off the PIN if it is available.
To have everything done, open Settings / Accounts / Sign-in Options, and remove the existing
PIN.
Check the link in the description to watch another video in our channel about removing
a password.
To change a user account password quickly, open the Run window and type the command “netplwiz”
and uncheck the box next to “Users must enter a username and password to use this
computer.”
How to remove the Lock Screen (LockApp.exe) in Windows 10
The Lock Screen is an application located in the following directory: C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.LockApp_cw5n1h2txyewy.
It can be removed, but wait a bit before you rush to remove it.
Windows 10 will not disturb you in any way if there is no lock screen - it will just
stop displaying it.
Instead of removing the app, I recommend just renaming this folder Microsoft.LockApp_cw5n1h2txyewy
by adding one more character to its name (do it this way just in case you may want to restore
things to their default condition).
This action requires administrator rights.
One simple step will be enough to stop seeing the lock screen every time.
Changing a user account picture in Windows 10
You can also modify the user’s picture displayed in the sign-in screen.
To do it, open Settings / Accounts / Your info.
In the section “Create your picture” click on “Browse for one” and specify the path
to a photograph.
If your device has a camera, select “Camera” and take a photo of yourself.
Remove your picture If you need to remove this picture, open the
File Explorer in the taskbar.
If you don’t see it there, click on the Start button and type “explorer”, or press
the key shortcut Win+E. Follow this path: C:\Users\yourname\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\AccountPictures.
Give the name of your account instead of “yourname.”
If you have difficulties with finding the folder AppData in the File Explorer, it could
be hidden.
Click “View” and check the box for “Hidden items” to have all elements displayed.
Then remove the user picture you don’t want to use any longer.
Configure the lock screen and change background picture
To change the background, open Settings – Personalization.
Go to “Lock screen.”
In the menu on the left, find the tab “Background” and change the current choice, Windows Spotlight
into “Picture” or “Slideshow” (if you want to see several pictures one after
another in the welcome screen instead of the only one).
If you choose “Picture” in the tab “Background” you will be able to select a particular photograph
for the lock screen, choose one of the default images offered by Windows, or upload a picture
you like.
In the same section below, I recommend turning off fun facts, tips and tricks, and switching
on “Show lock screen background picture on the sign-in screen.”
Actually, that is all you have to do!
You don’t need to restart your computer to check how the new background looks like
- just press the key shortcut Win+L. This is how easy you can change the lock screen
background in Windows 10 - it doesn’t take any additional utilities to customize it to
your taste.
That is all for now.
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