lock screen

Just got my windows 11 pc... is there any way to set the screen to lock after timed inactivity as in previous versions of windows? I don't wish to pair my phone so dynamic lock is not an option for me

ANDROID owners have been warned to update their smartphones immediately after an expert stumbled across a potentially dangerous security glitch. Bug hunter David Schütz says he was able to bypass the lock screen on his Google Pixel devices with a few simple steps that anyone can do...

When my PC emerges from sleep mode, I am confronted first with a Microsoft Spotlight screen, followed by a login screen. The latter is just a button labeled "Login". I would like to bypass these screens and go straight to my home desktop screen. I've tried the Lockscreen options under...

I cant seem to find the answer to this question (title) but a family member keeps messing with me ressetting my pc without using my password only from the lock screen. Is there any way to disable that option so the only way you can reset the PC is using a administrator password?? and is there...

Hey all! I'm working on a computer atm. It boots just fine, but once it gets to the lock screen it will go to the sign-in, flash the theme color, then reset back to the lock screen. If i mash enter I can usually force it to sign in properly, but I suspect t the computer will be unusable if...

2024 Update! This guide is to show different methods to run live wallpaper on top of Windows Lock-Screen securely that include videos or GIF files. So it is customizable. It takes 2 programs to get it to work as soon as the Screen is locked with the assistance of Windows Task scheduler. These...

video: This always happens if I log into lock screen page. I tried updated to latest version [does not fix issue]I tried updated to latest version [does not fix issue]

my win 8.1 pro did not showing lockscreen pictures please help...Link Removed please copy the link address and open in new tab then it works

Replacing Windows Lockscreen I have several that work after unlock but I am looking for a replacement or some that can work on top of the Lockscreen. I have several that work that way with Android. Some Computer companies like Lenovo or Toshiba have programs that work by using the camera and...

First, I hope I am in the correct forum. My daughter has an HP (Win 10) all-in-one with touch screen capability enabled. As far as she tells me, she booted it up, noticed the screen was dirty so commenced to getting a soft cloth, sprayed the cloth with Windex and went to wipe down the screen in...

I turned on the computer and it came to a lock screen I just got a lock screen with a blue background without the option to open it and just stuck like that in a blue background with the option to just turn off the computer, change language, and show that there is no internet.

Hi I really like Windows Spotlight lock screens, both for the beautiful images & the fact that you can zoom into where ever the featured location is. However, for some reason, setting Spotlight on the lock screen on my 64-bit Windows 10 PC (version 2004), keeps re-setting itself back to a fixed...

Hi, I have linux ubuntu, the 20.04 version, anyway, I want to be able to use screen lock as a safety feature for when I leave the computer so it locks itself and have the ability to shut the computer down properly using the power button saving me the effort of turning the monitor on, putting in...

This thread is related to my other thread on this forum pasted here below. https://windowsforum.com/threads/run-programs-on-lockscreen-of-win7-8-1.250494/ I am trying to find a way to auto launch a program as soon as the screen is locked. In my other thread, I mention how I found a way from...

I have two machines running Win 7 and Win 8.1 and need this to work on the win 8.1 but if we find a proper solution then it could work on Win 7 as well. I want to display weather on the lock screen. So i found a metro app in the Microsoft store called Forca weather and it worked for about 5...

I recently installed some “upgrade and security fixes,” and now nothing is acting right. Minutes prior to the updates I had just installed a new GPU, but had no problems in the time between the GPU instillation and the updates. I tried Google but no one seemed to be having the same problem as...

Enabling Windows Spotlight in settings reverts the setting back to "Picture" and causes the lock screen to show a blank image (This is because I have a program that disables the Content Delivery Manager). However, when I try to set an image to my lock screen after trying to set an image as my...

H their I recently upgrade to Version 10.0.18363 Build 18363 on my Windows 10 Home edition and now I cannot use my lock screen functions I tried all the solutions on the internet from register changes, adding d word, gpedit settings without success I am not on a domain - home PC Any solution...

When I am in LockScreen (with the entry field for the password) and click onto the "Shutdown" icon in the lower right corner a menu appears. After selecting "Restart" always a warning popup appears: "If you restart now, you and any other people using this PC could lose unsaved work" RESTART...

Hi, I have been having random BSODs for quite some time now. It only happens when I: Update any driver which prompt a restart, sometime as soon as I press the restart button my PC will BSOD. Sometime, after successful restart to windows lock screen, if I did not immediately log in I will get...