Policy

Do not display the lock screen

This policy setting controls whether the lock screen appears for users. If you enable this policy setting, users that are not required to press CTRL + ALT + DEL before signing in will see their selected tile after locking their PC. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users that are not required to press CTRL + ALT + DEL before signing in will see a lock screen after locking their PC. They must dismiss the lock screen using touch, the keyboard, or by dragging it with the mouse.

Policy
PackMicrosoft Windows
CategoryControl Panel / Personalization
Policy ID8b77af6a2770
Internal nameCPL_Personalization_NoLockScreen

Registry

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HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Personalization\NoLockScreen (enabled) = 1
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Personalization\NoLockScreen (disabled) = 0

Policy notes

This policy setting controls whether the lock screen appears for users. If you enable this policy setting, users that are not required to press CTRL + ALT + DEL before signing in will see their selected tile after locking their PC. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users that are not required to press CTRL + ALT + DEL before signing in will see a lock screen after locking their PC. They must dismiss the lock screen using touch, the keyboard, or by dragging it with the mouse.

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