I don't usually post computer related things, but this is a way to simplify your Windows 10 computer and make it more enjoyable.



DISCLAIMER: I have Windows 10 Pro, so I don't know if this is the same for Windows 10 Home, but it should. The settings names may be different on Home, so just click until you find the right one. I don't know anything about the Home version, so asking me won't do you any good.



It's not so easy to turn off the Windows lock screen. You have to go to several places to make sure one setting isn't overriding the others. I found all these settings that need to be shut off or changed. After this, I no longer had the login or the lockscreen background picture. It just went straight to my desktop. Keep in mind that if you make all these changes, and your computer is lost or stolen, they will have full access to your laptop. I suggest turning the option to lock screen after sleep back on if you are going somewhere where loss or theft is a possibility.



Go to Settings

Click on "Accounts"

Choose "Sign-in Options"

Change "Require Sign-In" to "Never"



Scroll Down to "Dynamic Lock"

Unclick "Allow Windows to detect when you're away and automatically lock the device"

(WARNING: This keeps Windows from locking all your connected devices, so you may not want to do this if you want to protect the connected devices in case they are lost or stolen)



Scroll Down



Click on "Lock Screen Settings"

Set "Show lock screen background picture on the sign-in screen to "Off"



Click on "Screen Timeout Settings"



The settings below in red are the ones you might want to turn back on if your laptop/desktop may be in danger of being lost or stolen, like when you are using it in public, or when you are leaving home for an extended period of time. You can always turn them back off when working at home.



Scroll down and click on "Additional Power Settings"

Click on "Choose what closing the lid does" on the left hand menu

Scroll down and unclick "Lock"

Click on "Choose what the power buttons do"

Scroll down and unclick "Lock"





Go back to the main Settings screen

Click on "Lock Screen"

Scroll down and turn off "Show lock screen background picture on the sign-in screen"

Click on "Screen Saver Settings"

Unclick "On resume, display logon screen"

Click Apply and then OK



If you have Windows 10 Pro you can also do these things, but I didn't have to do it to turn off my lock screen on startup and after sleep and hibernate after making all the above changes.



Use the Windows+R shortcut to open the Run command.

Type in gpedit.msc

Click on Adminstrative Templates

Click on System

Click on Power Management

Click on Sleep Settings, if available, if not you will see "Prompt for Password on resume from hibernate/suspend" or something similar

Double click, and change setting to "Disabled"



If you are a power user, you can do this:



Use the Window key+X to open the Power User menu

Select Run



If you want to disable the sign-in option while your device is running on battery, type the following command and press Enter

(Warning: this will allow anyone to access your computer if it is lost or stolen without the power cord)

powercfg /SETDCVALUEINDEX SCHEME_CURRENT SUB_NONE CONSOLELOCK 0



If you want to disable the sign-in option while your device is plugged in, type the following command and press Enter:



powercfg /SETACVALUEINDEX SCHEME_CURRENT SUB_NONE CONSOLELOCK 0







