The Windows 11 lock screenisn't a monolith, and you can customize it to suit your needs that much more. Here are a few ways to do it.

Change the settings of your desktop background slideshow, screensaver slideshow, or lock screen slideshow on Windows 11/10 using these steps.

You can change that Windows Spotlight to be a set, static one, if you like, from Settings > Personalization > Background. With all this done, your lock screen will immediately be more minimalist ...

Tired of Microsoft pushing ads throughout Windows 11? Here are the settings you can tweak to turn them off and reclaim some ...

Windows 11 (and 10) users have been in a bit of an odd place with the lock screen after Microsoft brought widgets to it - but that'll change soon enough, with a proper set of customization options ...

Windows 11 KB5064081 is finally rolling out for Windows 11 24H2, and it adds a new homepage for Recall AI, support for a ...

Windows 11 KB5064093 introduces a redesigned lock screen battery icon with clearer visuals and percentage details.

There just has to be some combination of stuff like Windows Hello, screen saver, sleep, lock screen settings, etc. that is, somewhere, telling the system that no authentication is required so this ...