⚡ PowerShell 5.1+

Disable Lock Screen

Skips straight to the sign-in screen instead of showing the lock screen (requires admin). Requires an elevated (Administrator) prompt.

By WindowsScripting.com · 748 B
Set-DisableLockScreen.ps1
<#
.SYNOPSIS
    Disable Lock Screen.

.DESCRIPTION
    Skips straight to the sign-in screen instead of showing the lock screen (requires admin). Requires an elevated (Administrator) prompt.

    Sets HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Personalization \ NoLockScreen to 1.

.EXAMPLE
    .\Set-DisableLockScreen.ps1
#>

[CmdletBinding()]
param()

$regPath = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Personalization'

if (-not (Test-Path $regPath)) {
    New-Item -Path $regPath -Force | Out-Null
}

New-ItemProperty -Path $regPath -Name 'NoLockScreen' -Value 1 -PropertyType DWord -Force | Out-Null

Write-Host "Disable Lock Screen applied. Sign out and back in (or restart explorer.exe) for it to fully take effect." -ForegroundColor Green