Windows Group Policy's

Group Policy Do Not Display The Lock Screen

Windows Group Policy Name :- Group Policy - Do not display the lock screen

Requirements :-

  • At least Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 or Windows RT

Description :-

This policy setting controls whether the lock screen appears for users. If you enable this policy setting, users that are not required to press CTRL + ALT + DEL before signing in will see their selected tile after locking their PC. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users that are not required to press CTRL + ALT + DEL before signing in will see a lock screen after locking their PC. They must dismiss the lock screen using touch, the keyboard, or by dragging it with the mouse.

Note :-

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Main Directory :-

Sub Directory :-

Policy Path :-

Local Computer Policy -> Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Control Panel -> Personalization

Policy Path :-

configure-group policy - Do not display the lock screen

Policy Path :-

output-group policy - Do not display the lock screen

Note :-

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After changing group policy options, you need to update group policy. If you do not update group policy then settings will not effect. To update it just simply type below command and also sample image is shown.

Command :-

gpupdate /force

output-update-group-policy
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In about command we used "/force" option, this will help up to update policy options forcefully.