You can press ESCAPE to close the lock screen.

If you are using Windows Home edition, you can disable the lock screen in the registry. There are instructions for that on the Internet. I don’t feel comfortable recommending that option.

If you’re using Windows 10 Pro, you can edit the Lock Screen in the Group Policy Editor.

In Windows 10 Pro, follow these steps:

1. Open the Start Menu
2. Search for “gpedit” without the quotes
3. Activate “Edit Group Policy” in the search results

This opens a window with a tree view on the left and options for each tree view item on the right. Focus is placed in the list view.

Within the Group Policy Editor:

1. Within the list view, focus on “Administrative Templates”
2. Navigate to the right side of the Window with TAB and focus on “Control Panel”
3. Activate “Control Panel” to display more options
4. Within the new list, activate “Personalization”
5. Another list is displayed, activate “Do Not Display the Lock Screen”

This opens a window specific to the locks screen.  To configure the lock screen:

• Navigate to the radio buttons
• Within the radio buttons, select “Enabled.”  This means the lock screen will not be displayed
• Activate the OK button to save  the changes and close the Window

Close the Group Policy Editor with ALT-F4 and you’re done.

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