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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How do I automatically change the lock screen image?
Is it possible to automatically change background image of the lock screen.
For example having it pick a random image from my Pictures library, or some online source each time it's displayed or maybe ...
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Wrong keyboard input language on Windows 8 lock screen
I have two keyboard languages configured on my Windows 8 machine: English (United States) and Español (España). The default language is English (United States), but when I start my computer, sometimes ...
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How to require password on delay after screen timeout?
I have my machine set to time out after 5 minutes and shut off the display and require password.
The inconvenience comes from the fact that I often work on another machine and reference the first ...
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How can I change the lock screen in Windows 8 that appears for the default user?
This is about Windows 8 RTM.
How can I change the lock screen in Windows 8 that appears after connecting to the machine via RDP?
You can change your lock screen for your user account like so:
Hit ...
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Windows 8 logon screen background
I got irritated by the standard Windows 8 logon screen (the same one as lock screen). How do I change the background?
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3rd Party Windows Lockscreen app for quick breaks?
I would like to unlock my machine quicker after a bathroom break, without changing my normal password-length.
For example, a 3rd party lock app that would require only a 2 character password or ...
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Why does locking the computer (by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Delete) take so long? [closed]
When I press Ctrl+Alt+Del to lock my Windows 7 computer, it takes a long time before the lock screen is displayed.
Why would it be so slow to load the lock screen and how can I fix it?
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How to take a screenshot of the lock screen in Windows 8?
How can I take a screenshot of the lock screen in Windows 8?
Note that Windows 8 shows a lock screen with a wallpaper and in the bottom-left corner shows the date-time with notification icons of ...
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How do I prevent the Welcome Screen / Lock Screen from appearing after idling in Windows 8?
I'm running Windows 8 Enterprise x64 (RTM), and I cannot figure out how to disable to the lock screen that appears after the computer has been idle for 10-15 minutes.
I've tried the following, and ...
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Lock Screen after screensaver starts + delay
I would like to have my win7 desktop lock after say 15 minutes of idle time. I also want my screensaver to start at 5 minutes of idle time.
I tried using programs that run a command after a certain ...
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Change "Press CTRL + ALT + DELETE to log on" on Windows 7 Lock Screen
Is there any way to change "Press CTRL + ALT + DELETE to log on" to something like: "Press CTRL + ALT + DELETE to make magic" or something like that? This is just for fun.
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How do I change the lockscreen background in Gnome 3 (Fedora 17)?
While seeking a solution to my login background question I realized that the lockscreen has to be configured seperately. But how? On a quick google search I only found the suggestion to replace the ...
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How to show desktop background on second monitor when Windows is locked? [duplicate]
When I lock my computer, the first monitor shows "Press CTRL + ALT + DELETE to unlock", and the secondary monitor is just black. But in some office I saw the second monitor showing the desktop ...
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Lock Windows keyboard and mouse but still display screen normally
I'm using windows 7, I have a dual monitor display. It displays important information related to the business, I'd rather that random users that walk in can't just walk over to it and start using the ...
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Display User Selection screen (tsdiscon.exe) instead of lock screen after screensaver inactivity
In the screensaver dialog (windows 7) you can check the box that states "on resume, display lock screen." Is it possible to show the User Selection screen (tsdiscon.exe) instead?
