I want to disable the sign in screen on screen wakeup

TonyNZ · Apr 23, 2024

I don't have a password set.

I have set the settings sign in option to "Never"
I have followed the suggestions in How to disable password after resuming from sleep on Windows 10
and various other suggestions.

None of this has worked. Every time I set my screen to sleep, when I wake it there is the signin screen.

Does anyone have a suggestion?

TraderGary · Apr 23, 2024

Welcome to elevenforum @TonyNZ

Type GPEDIT at Start Menu
Then…
Computer Configuration
Administrative Templates
Control Panel
Personalization
Double Click on "Do Not Display Lock Screen"
Choose "Enabled"
Click "Apply"

cereberus · Apr 23, 2024

Sounds like something has glitched

Try this:

Set a local password, change setings option to require a password on waking pc, then reboot pc.

Then change option to never and remove local password and reboot.

Spunk · Apr 23, 2024

The Default behavior is to have the login screen after waking from sleep.
Since you have Windows 11 Home version, you will not have access to Group Policy Editor. (GPEdit)

See if this helps: Top 4 Ways to Disable Login Screen After Sleep on Windows 11

andrew129260 · Apr 23, 2024

TraderGary said:
Welcome to elevenforum @TonyNZ

Type GPEDIT at Start Menu
Then…
Computer Configuration
Administrative Templates
Control Panel
Personalization
Double Click on "Do Not Display Lock Screen"
Choose "Enabled"
Click "Apply"

This works great but the user has windows 11 home which lacks group policy. Windows 11 pro or higher feature.

@cereberus post 3 is worth a shot.

You can also try the following tutorials:

Enable or Disable Automatically Sign in Account at Startup in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable automatically sign in to a specific account at startup to boot directly to the desktop in Windows 11. By default at the startup of Windows 11, you need to dismiss the Lock screen, select the account you want to sign in to on the Sign-in...

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Enable or Disable Require Sign-in on Wakeup in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable to require sign-in on wakeup from sleep, hibernate, or Modern Standby for all users in Windows 11. To help secure your PC, Windows requires users to sign in on wakeup from sleep, hibernate, or resuming from Modern Standby (if supported) by...

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TonyNZ · Apr 23, 2024

Thank you TraderGary for your suggestion, it was something I hadn't tried. Unfortunately it didn't do the trick.
BTW I do have the group policy editor, there is no issue in downloading it, don't know why MS don't include it with the Home edition anyway

Thank you for your response Spunk, but I had already followed the sugestions on that website.

Cerebus, thank you for prompting me to try that again. I had already tried it a couple of times but without the final reboot, so I did it again Interestingly, although I set the option to "always", when I rebooted it had been reset to "never" even though the password was still valid. So far it may have worked, there seemed to be a time lapse before the signin screen kicks in, i.e. if I wake it up quickly it is OK but if I leave it for a while there was the signin screen again! After retrying your suggestion I mhave had the screen off for up to 5 mins and all is OK. Will keep testing at longer intervals with fingers crossed.

Also thank you Andrew for your suggestions, I have a feeling I have seen them but will hold them in reserve in case there is a time limit beyond 5 mins where my issue kicks in.

Finally, another piece of information, I created a second user and that login does not have the problem. So I guess that would be a fall back, but there would be considerable work is switching programs to general use and recreating all my settings and data.

andrew129260 · Apr 23, 2024

TonyNZ said:
Finally, another piece of information, I created a second user and that login does not have the problem. So I guess that would be a fall back, but there would be considerable work is switching programs to general use and recreating all my settings and data.

Interesting. So perhaps the user profile is corrupt in some way.

You can manually move over the app data and other files contents from c users documents for example to the new account as long as you don't move the folder itself.

Alternatively, you can also try using this from @FreeBooter :

TonyNZ · Apr 23, 2024

Sorry guys, the problem still exists. It seems I get the signin screen if the screen has been asleep for betwen 5 and 10 minutes. Will try and narrow it down.

TonyNZ · Apr 23, 2024

Andrew, I am concerned that if I transfer my user profile to the new user it will transfer the problem with it. Any comment?

andrew129260 · Apr 23, 2024

TonyNZ said:
Andrew, I am concerned that if I transfer my user profile to the new user it will transfer the problem with it. Any comment?

You can just simply manually transfer your files then as I suggested which wouldn't affect anything instead of using the profile backup tool.

Edwin · Apr 23, 2024

TonyNZ said:
Does anyone have a suggestion?

Use a Screen Saver instead.

TonyNZ · Apr 24, 2024

Edwin said:
Use a Screen Saver instead.

I am using the screen saver to blank the screen when I leave the computer, when I wake it it goes to the signin screen

TonyNZ · Apr 24, 2024

Thanks everyone for your suggestions, I have followed up and tried everything you put forward. But nothing solved the problem, I have now gone to plan B and switched over to the user I created that did not have the problem. Annoying because I like to solve the puzzles that Microsoft throw at me, but there comes a time when one just has to get on with life.

Edwin · Apr 24, 2024

TonyNZ said:
I am using the screen saver to blank the screen when I leave the computer, when I wake it it goes to the signin screen

Strange!!!
Did you use a Screen Saver only, without Sleep?
Just moving the mouse should bring you right back to the Desktop!

TonyNZ · Apr 24, 2024

Edwin said:
Strange!!!
Did you use a Screen Saver only, without Sleep?
Just moving the mouse should bring you right back to the Desktop!

View attachment 94400

Yes and that was the problem, it didn't, and nothing I tried sorted it.

Edwin · Apr 24, 2024

TonyNZ said:
Yes and that was the problem, it didn't, and nothing I tried sorted it.

Hmmm...,

I'm stumped!!!

Win11 · Jan 22, 2025

The group policy rule worked for me on Windows 11 23H2. For users with Windows 11 Home that don't have the Group Policy editor, they can use the program "PolicyPlus" from github Fleex255/PolicyPlus.

Win11 · Jan 22, 2025

Win11 said:
The group policy rule worked for me on Windows 11 23H2. For users with Windows 11 Home that don't have the Group Policy editor, they can use the program "PolicyPlus" from github Fleex255/PolicyPlus.

Sorry, it didn't work. I thought the Group Policy Editor setting worked for me, but I was wrong. I've tried other methods to disable the login screen after sleep, but as of now, none of them worked for me.

XxXxX · Jan 22, 2025

have a look here please.

Stop signing in to windows 11

Hello, the thing I need help with is not logging into windows at all. I have tried netplwiz, registry hacks, bat files but every time I wake up the system it still shows my lockscreen and a button that says sign in and I get right in with no password but I don't want to have to do anything. Like...

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Brinks answer and reg keys in post #5 worked for me.
best of luck, Steve ..

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