[Fix] Windows 10 Lock Screen Taking Too Much Time to Show Login Screen

If you are using a Windows 10 computer and you feel that the Lock Screen has become very slow and taking too much time in showing and disappearing, this article will help you in fixing the issue.

Recently I noticed a weird and very annoying issue in one of my Windows 10 devices. Whenever I switched on or restarted the device, the Lock Screen was taking lots of time in loading. Also when I pressed a key to remove Lock Screen and go to Login Screen (Sign-in Screen or Welcome Screen) to enter my user account password, the Lock Screen was taking too much time in disappearing and switching to Login Screen.

Due to this annoying issue, I was forced to wait for a few seconds to be able to enter my credentials and sign into Desktop so that I could use the device.

The problem was occurring every time even when resuming from hibernate. It was very irritating to wait for Login screen to appear so that I could enter my account password.

If you also face such kind of problem in Windows 10, here is a simple workaround to solve the issue. In this tutorial, I’m going to share 2 solutions to resolve this slow Lock Screen issue. Both are working fine in my Windows 10 device. You can use any of these solutions according to your requirements.

SOLUTION 1: Disable Lock Screen Background Image on Sign-in Screen

I was able to fix this annoying issue by simply turning off this option. Microsoft added this option to Windows 10 for customization lovers. You can set Lock Screen background image or wallpaper to also show on Login Screen.

I think this feature was causing this slow Lock Screen issue in my Windows 10 machine. When I disabled this option, Lock Screen became faster and I was able to immediately switch to Login Screen without any delay.

You can also disable this option with the help of following steps:

1. Open Settings app from Start Menu or by pressing WIN+I keys together.

2. Now go to “Personalization -> Lock Screen” section.

PS: Alternatively, You can directly launch this page using “ms-settings:lockscreen” command in RUN dialog box as mentioned here.

3. In right-side pane, scroll down to bottom and look for “Show lock screen background picture on the sign-in screen” option.

Disable the option i.e. set the toggle button to OFF.

More Details: How to Disable or Change Background Image of Windows 10 Login Screen

That’s it. Now lock your device by pressing WIN+L keys together and now press any key to switch to Login Screen and you’ll notice that the transition is instant. You’ll no longer need to wait to access Login Screen in future.

SOLUTION 2: Completely Disable or Remove Lock Screen in Windows 10

This is the ultimate solution. If you don’t like Lock Screen, you can permanently disable or remove it. Once you disable Lock Screen, Windows 10 will directly show Login Screen or Sign-in Screen without wasting time in loading Lock Screen.

If you don’t need Lock Screen, you can turn it off using simple methods given in following tutorial:

[Tip] How to Disable Lock Screen in Windows 8 and Windows 10

After disabling Lock Screen, whenever you’ll reboot or resume your Windows 10 device, you’ll directly go to Login Screen to enter your password. Lock Screen will no longer waste your time.

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