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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 computer on is a pain to not much of a use.
However, when I upgraded to Windows 8, I was really looking forward to the new lock screen. Seeing upcoming events, new emails and such, obvious and huge on the screen when I get back after being away from the computer for a while, to me, is pretty awesome, since I tend to forget things. A good automatic and constant reminder. But I don't even understand how to make it appear again. Do I -absolutely- need a password? Can I, say, make a picture password and define the whole damned screen as the point to click to unlock it, with only one or two clicks required?
I realise the purpose of a lock screen is to lock - if there's no password, it's not locked. But I was hoping that maybe there's a way to have it there, only to disappear when I click, a bit like my Android phone has a lock screen which only needs a swipe from my finger to go away.
I found a registry hack called ScreenSaverGracePeriod, but that only works for ScreenSaver. My idea, there may be a similar hack for LockScreen. – Guy Thomas – 2013-01-06T22:48:40.723
Doesn't 'Windows Key + L' work for this? – Techie Joe – 2013-07-10T21:32:11.360
@TechnieJoe This requires me to enter my password, on top of requiring an action. I'd want it to be automatic. – Ariane – 2013-07-10T23:49:22.963