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Where Was The Windows Lock Screen Photo Taken?

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KB ID 0001775

Problem

I’m using Windows 11 here (where its easier to tell!) But ever Since Windows 10 (build 1607) you have been able to get that information on the Lock Screen itself.

Lock Screen Location

On the screen locate ‘Like the image that you see‘, or ‘Like what you see‘ on Windows 10, and It will tell you the photo subject.

Where Does Windows Keep the Lock Screen Pictures?

They are stored at, (Note: substitute you own user name!)

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C: > Users > USER-NAME > AppData > Local > Packages > Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy > LocalState > Assets

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However they will not appear as images.

What you need to do is take a copy of the file in question and add a .JPG extension to it, like so.

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Stop Windows Servers ‘Locking’ with Group Policy

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KB ID 0001283 

Problem

Servers locking themselves after a period of inactivity is, (in most cases) a good thing. But on my test network that only I use it gets a bit annoying switching between machines and constantly having to unlock Windows all the time!

 

Note: For obvious security reasons don’t do this on a production network!

Solution

 

Create a new GPO linked to your computer OU, (or edit an existing one).

Edit the policy.

Navigate to;

[box]Computer Configuration > Policies > Windows Settings > Security Settings > Local Policies > Security Options > Interactive Logon : Machine inactivity limit[/box]

The Explain tab is ‘a bit pants’ > To disable, Define the policy and set it to ‘0’ (zero).

Then wait, or force a policy update to test.

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Server 2012 R2 – Disable Lock Screen

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KB ID 0000965 

Problem

Firstly, the lock screen is there for a valid security reason, so I would not advocate doing this on a production network. But on my test network when I’m jumping between multiple servers all the time, it’s annoying to have to press CTRL+ALT+DELETE and tap the password in, each time I change console sessions.

Solution

In older versions of Windows you could simply go to the following registry key;

[box]HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlPowerPowerSettings7516b95f-f776-4464-8c53-06167f40cc998EC4B3A5-6868-48c2-BE75-4F3044BE88A7[/box]

And change the value of the ‘Attributes’ value. But that does not work on Server 2012 R2.

Disable Lock Screen on a Single 2012 R2 Server

1. Windows Key+X > Control Panel > Power Options (switch to small icons if you can’t see it) > Edit your Power Plan > Turn off the display.

2. Change the value to ‘Never’ > Save Changes.

Disable Server 2012 Lock Screen via Group Policy

1. The policy is located at;

[box]Computer Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates > Control Panel > Personalization > Do not display the lock screen.[/box]

2. Edit and enable the policy.

3. Close the Policy editor, then either reboot the clients, wait a couple of hours, or manually run “gpupdate /force” on them.

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Windows – Disable the ‘Lock Screen’

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Lock Screen KB ID 0000670

Problem

Also See: Stop Windows Servers ‘Locking’ with Group Policy

The Windows  lock screen is all well and good if you have a slate/tablet, but I don’t see the point of it on a Desktop PC or Laptop, (it just adds to login time).

Note: don’t get this confused with Stop Windows Asking For Password After Sleep / Standby

Lock Screen: Solution

1. Bring up the Windows run command (Press Windows Key+R). Then execute the gpedit.msc command, (Local Policy Editor)

2. Navigate to the following location;

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Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Control Panel > Personalization > Do not display the lock screen

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3. Open the policy and set it to enabled.

Stop Windows Lock Screen via Domain Group Policy

Same place as above!

 

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Stop Windows Asking for a Password after it Locks Itself

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KB ID 0000684 

Problem

By default after a while my Windows 8 laptop ‘Locks itself’ and afterwards it requires a password to unlock it. I don’t want it to do that, I do want to be able to lock it myself, and I don’t want it to log on without a password when I log on.

To completely remove the lock screen see, Windows 8 – Disable the ‘Lock Screen’.

Solution

1. Move the cursor to the right hand side of the screen, select settings > PC Settings.

2. On the users menu, you need to press the ‘Change’ Button, below the ‘Any user who has a password must enter it when waking this PC’. But as you can see mine was greyed out, and it says ‘Security policies on this PC are preventing you form changing this setting. If yours does NOT say this press the change button and skip to step 6.

3. To remove that block, Press the Windows Key+X to bring up the advanced context menu > Control Panel > User Accounts > Reset Security Policies.

4. Reset Policies.

5. Now you should be able to repeat the process and this time press the ‘Change’ button.

6. OK to confirm.

7. Now you no longer need to enter a password, to wake up the PC.

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iPhone Lockscreen – Camera Icon Stopped Working ?

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KB ID 0000595 

Problem

A while ago Apple put a shortcut to the camera on the iPhone’s “Lock Screen” that you could access by quickly pressing the home button twice, (you can also access the iPod controls this way). Then you can use your “volume up” button to fire the camera shutter.

This is a good feature if (like me) you have a PIN number on the phone and you need to take a photo in a hurry (e.g. a PC has just gone BSOD and you need to get the error message).

But for a while I’ve not been able to use this feature, If you press the camera icon it simply bounces up and down.

Solution

It turns out Apple have simply changed the way it operates. Press the home button twice (as before), but this time don’t press the camera icon “Tap and Sweep” it upwards.

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