Windows 8 is attractive and has excellent new features as you all know! Yet, there are some users who face few difficulties with the Lock screen in Windows 8 and further ones. As they do not get any benefit from it, so it is a waste for them to keep it. You can now easily disable windows 8 lock screen and that too without using any tool. Are you interested to remove it? Come have a look at these easy procedures!
How to Disable Windows 8 Lock Screen Without Any Tool
Now, the fact is that windows 8 do not have any such individual option to disable the lock and you don’t worry. If you are to disable it from a tablet, the lock screen appears directly but if is from a desktop or laptop, a login process requires. Now there are two ways to disable the lock:
- One, by using Registry editor.
- Another, by using Group Policy editor.
Firstly, we discuss on how to disable windows 8 lock screen by Registry Editor
So, have a look and Follow the steps:
- Click on the combined keys “WIN+R” to start up the dialog box named “RUN”. On the writing place, type “regedit” and Enter to open Registry Editor.
- Now move on to the following key -HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Personalization. If not present, create it on your own.
- Click on the personalization option present on the right side and create a new DWORD NoLockScreen and change the value of it to 1.
- Close the window and restart your device to save the changes.
Secondly, let’s discuss how to disable the lock screen by using policy editor
So, have a look and Follow the steps:
- Click on the combined key “WIN+R” and start the RUN option. Type gpedit.msc and click ENTER to access to the Group Policy Editor.
- Follow a quick step to Computer configuration, then to Administrative Templates, following to Control panel. From there go to Personalization option.
- An option appears “Do not display the lock screen”. Double click on it to change its status to “Enable”.
- Finally, restart your device to see the change.
To disable windows 8 lock screen through both of these methods, know the details of how to lock it perfectly. You can also start the lock screen feature through few steps.