If you have a Pro, Enterprise, or Education edition of Windows 10, you can disable the lock screen with the Group Policy editor. Disable Lock Screen via Group Policy (Windows 10 Pro) If you ever want to enable it again, simply follow all the steps from above and type ’0’ again at step 18.
Type ’NoLockScreen’ instead of ’New Value #1.’.Right-click the new ’Personalization’ key.Type ’Personalization’ instead of ’New Key #1.’.Click the arrow next to ’HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE’ to list the contents of the key.The Registry Editor window should pop up. It’ll open Group Policy Editor.Alternatively, you can press the Win key + R key to open the search window. Press WIN+R keys together to launch RUN dialog box. If you don’t want to disable transparency and blur effects from Start Menu, Taskbar and other parts but want to disable it only on Login Screen background image, following steps will help you:ġ. Disable Blur Effect on Login Screen Using Group Policy Editor Set the toggle button to OFF and it’ll immediately remove the blur effect from Login Screen background as well as other UI elements.
The toggle button given below “Transparency effects” option is set to ON by default which means the transparency and blur effects are enabled everywhere. Now in right-side pane, look for “ Transparency effects” option.
PS: Alternatively, You can directly launch this page using “ ms-settings:colors” command in RUN dialog box as mentioned here.ģ. Now go to “ Personalization -> Colors” section. Open Settings app from Start Menu or by pressing WIN+I keys together.Ģ.
Keep in mind if you follow this method, it’ll disable and remove the blur and transparency effects from all elements in Windows 10 such as Login Screen, Start Menu, Taskbar, Action Center, Notification Area icons fly-outs, Settings, UWP apps, etc.ġ. This is the simplest and easiest solution to disable blur effect on Login Screen. Disable Blur Effect on Login Screen Using Settings App If you also want to remove the blur effect from Login Screen in Windows 10, this tutorial will help you.įollowing are some solutions to disable blurred background image and restore clear and visible background image on Login Screen in Windows 10: 1. In older versions of Windows 10, Login Screen used to dim or darken the background image but newer versions of Windows 10 enable acrylic or translucent blur effect (part of new Fluent design) on Login Screen background image.įortunately Microsoft has provided ways to turn off or disable the blur or fade effect on Login Screen. Some people may like this new eye candy effect but many people don’t like this effect and they want to restore the previous feature to show actual clear background image on Login Screen without any blur effect.
When you start your Windows 10 computer and press any key or click mouse button to switch from Lock Screen to Login Screen, Windows 10 applies a blur effect on Login Screen background wallpaper which fades or hides the background image and puts focus on the user account picture (avatar), username and password field.įollowing image shows the blur effect applied on Login Screen in Windows 10: If you are using a newer version of Windows 10, you might have noticed the new blur or fade effect on Login Screen (also known as Welcome Screen, Sign-in Screen).