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       Windows 8 Lock Screen (how to disable)
       By: Intelinside Date: January 12, 2013, 8:47 am
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       The Lock screen appears when Windows boots up and displays the
       date as well as notifications. While this screen is useful on a
       tablet, it just adds one more step to the process of getting to
       work on a desktop. You have to click the screen, before you can
       get to the Login screen. While this may not sound like a big
       deal, many people it appears just want to login and start using
       the system. Fortunately, you can disable the Lock screen from
       the in the Local Group Policy Editor.
       
       Getting to the Local Group Policy Editor in Windows 8 is pretty
       easy. From the Metro interface screen (where all the tiles are
       shown) just type "gpedit.msc" (without the quotes), the search
       screen will open and find the GPEDIT file.
       Right click on the file and select "Run as administrator" that
       will be shown at the bottom of the screen, You must run this as
       an administrator or you will not have the required permission to
       alter the file
       Disabling the lock screen
       To disable the lock screen in Windows 8, navigate down the Local
       Computer Policy tree (see attached screen shot 1) to the
       Computer Configuration | Administrative Templates | Control
       Panel | Personalization folder and there you’ll find the Do not
       display the lock screen setting.  Notice the Requirements
       section lists this setting as being for Windows 8 as well as for
       Windows Server 2012 RC and Windows RT.
       
       After you double click the setting you’ll see the configuration
       page (See screen shot 2)and will need to select the Enabled
       radio button, then click OK and close the Local Group Policy
       Editor.
       
       Now when you start Windows 8, you’ll immediately see the Windows
       8 Login screen, like the one shown in Figure G, instead of the
       Lock screen.
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