Questions tagged [lock-screen]
Locking the computer screen prevents others from viewing or using it without unlocking it through a specific act.
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Running program over windows lockscreen
I was wondering if there is any way to run any program on top of lock screen, so the pc is still locked but there is some kind of program running with UI, that you can interact with, without having to ...
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Windows 8 Enterprise Lock Screen Change
Does anyone know how to change the Windows 8 lock screen, on the Enterprise version. All the instructions I seem to find only work on Pro or other versions of the OS.
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How to get Windows 7 Custom OEM wallpaper to appear on multiple monitors? [duplicate]
I am already aware of how to set a custom logon background on Windows 7. I am also not trying to tile my plain wallpaper on my desktop. I am talking about the background on the logon/lock screen in ...
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How to prevent "lock" on screen power-off in Windows 8
If my screen turns off due to power saving settings in Windows 8 the PC gets locked also. Is there a way to delay the locking another minute? I have no screen saver set (where the lock setting would ...
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How to skip the Windows 8 lock screen image?
Every time I start up the pc or lock it manually and I want to log in again, I have to press random button or mouse click to remove the "Start-screen background". After that I can enter my password/...
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Windows 8 infrared mouse/keyboard not recognised
My Windows 8 login screen requires a click of the mouse to open, then I need to enter a password.
But my infrared mouse/keyboard is not being recognised.
Can I bypass the Windows 8 lock screen so ...
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Windows 7 PC makes device plugged/unplugged noises when PC is locked
This is currently happening to 2 Win7 PCs where I work. Whenever the computer is locked the device plugged in and device unplugged noises play continuously. The users logged in when the noise happens ...
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How to hide or remove email address from Windows 8 lockscreen?
I'm using Windows 8 and I have an Microsoft account (@outlook.com). I was wondering if there is a way to remove or hide my email address from the lockscreen.
Note: I don't want to use a local account,...
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How to show lock screen in Windows 8 without having a password.
I made it so that I don't need to enter a password to login to my computer. My Microsoft account is the only one used on it, and I live alone, so entering my password every time I want to turn the ...
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Putting a lock screen photo on a Windows 8 computer
I disabled the lock screen on my Widows 8 laptop. Is there a way to put the lock screen photo back on, or do I have to stick with how it is?
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Remove Win8 Lock screen and show password on mouse move?
When locking windows and returning back to my desk, I see a wallpaper and some info, which is really cool and I love it:
The problem is, in Windows 7 I could type in the password right when the ...
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Bing image as lockscreen for Windows 7
Bing my lockscreen is an application for Windows 8 which sets the lockscreen to the Bing wallpaper of that day.
Is there any similar application or method by which my Windows 7 lockscreen can be set ...
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Is there a way to change the Lock Screen without using PC Settings?
I want to know if there is a way to change the Lock Screen in Windows 8 without using the default PC Setting way. Maybe a value in the registry or something?
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Windows 8: How to Lock (not sleep) laptop on lid close?
If my laptop is connected to power source and is not configured to sleep on lid close (it is connected to power source and is working, I don't want it to sleep. It's compiling my code) if I close the ...
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Can I bring the lock screen back after dismissing it? ('go back a screen' from password entry)
As we all know, there is a clock on the lock screen. And the lock screen (with clock) disappears when we click to go type a password.
Can I show the lock screen (or at least the clock) from the ...
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