How to Disable Lock Screen on Windows 10 Using Registry

In this tutorial, we are going to see how to disable the lock screen on Windows 10 using the registry. Every time your computer boots up or wakes up from sleep, you have to click your mouse button or swipe your finger to make the lock disappear before you are hit with a login prompt.

You can save time by disabling the lock screen and going straight to the login screen in Windows 10. Here’s how to do it.
 

How to Disable Lock Screen on Windows 10 Using Registry

 

 
Step 1: Open the registry editor. Press Start + R, then type regedit in the prompt, then press Enter. Click Yes if you get a warning from the User Account Control.
 

 
Step 2: Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows.
 

 
Step 3: Create a new registry key called Personalization if it does not already exist.

To create the key, right-click, select Key from the menu, and then rename the key to Personalization.
 

 
 
Step 4: Click on the Personalization key, then right-click and select New, then 32-bit DWORD value.
 

 
Step 5: Name the new value NoLockScreen.
 

 
Step 6: Set NoLockScreen to 1 by double-clicking on it, type “1” in the Value data field and press OK.
 

 
After your next reboot, the lock screen will disappear. If you want to re-enable it, simply change the registry setting from 1 to 0.