How to Disable the Windows Lock Screen & Go Right to the Login Prompt

The Windows lock screen is the image background you see when you turn on your computer before you see the logon prompt with the time on it. Then you need to click the mouse or press a key on the keyboard to get past it and then to the login box where you can type in your password. This will even work if you lock your computer and will just show the login box. If you don't want to see this lock screen and would rather just go right to the login prompt, then it's very easy to disable with a quick registry edit. This should work for both Windows 10 and Windows 11.

Here are the notes from the video for the registry editor.

Open regedit

Navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows

Create a new key called Personalization

Create a new DWORD (32-bit) Value called NoLockScreen

Double click it and set the value to 1

Here is a writeup of the process on our website.

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[gokhanpal]

I've been really annoyed by it for a long time, but now it's gone, thank you so much

[WhatAboutTechBaby]

On Windows 10 you dont even need to restart the explorer or the machine works like a charm! Thanks man

[taipan.killah]

Thanks. Finally something that worked.

[margohornby-bell]

I’ve tried pressing space bar and enter but nothing happens. It tells me user profile failed to sign in
User profile can’t be loaded
Can you help please?

[annoravetz]

I can’t even get to this screen. The screen is completely black. Has my device been compromised?

[margohornby-bell]

I’ve tried pressing space bar and enter but nothing happens. It tells me user profile failed to sign in
User profile can’t be loaded
Can you help please?
It says WELCOME BSCK USER. DISMISS LOCK SCREEN. I HAVE TRIED TO RESET COMPUTER PRIOR TO THIS 😮

[ivanromanov]

This doesn't work. I still have to enter the pass. In the title you write: "How to Disable the Windows Lock Screen"