Tip: Disable the Modern Lock Screen feature of Win8/Win8.1

Computer Store News: The new generation Win8/Win8.1 system introduces a Modern lock screen interface. The new lock screen provides other Modern application information such as clock, date, network status, weather, battery, etc., but for Vista/Desktop users upgraded from Win7 platform need to slide the Modern lock screen to unlock the system.

How to disable the Modern lock screen function? IT Home has also compiled two tips, readers can choose the registry or group policy to disable this feature.

This tutorial supports Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and other platforms.

Tips 1, Registry Operations

Operation steps:

1. Use the key combination (Win+R) to call out the “Run” box and enter regedit. Open the Registry Editor.

2, in turn, navigate to: computer \\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows directory

3, create a new “item in the Windows directory The name is Personalization.

4. On the right side of the Personalization item, create a new DWORD (32-bit) value, rename it to NoLockScreen, and double-click the assignment value to 1.

5, restart the current system, the Modern version of the lock screen function is invalid, restore the lock screen interface of the traditional desktop system.

After sharing the registry operation, the reader can also use a more convenient operation mode: group policy, no need to restart.

Tip 2: Group Policy Operation

1. Use the key combination (Win+R) to call up the “Run” box and enter gpedit.msc to open the local group policy editor.

2, in order: Computer Configuration\\Administrative Templates\\Control Panel\\Personalization, select the right side of the "Do not display lock screen" policy settings

3, double-click "do not display lock screen" policy settings, change to "already enabled", select the application to determine effective

4, then use Win + L key combination , the current system can enter the traditional lock screen interface.