[Tip] Disable Blur or Fade Effect on Login Screen in Windows 10
If you are using a newer version of Windows 10, you might have noticed the new blur or fade effect on Login Screen (also known as Welcome Screen, Sign-in Screen). When you start your Windows 10 computer and press any key or click mouse button to switch from Lock Screen to Login Screen, Windows 10 applies a blur effect on Login Screen background wallpaper which fades or hides the background image and puts focus on the user account picture (avatar), username and password field.
Following image shows the blur effect applied on Login Screen in Windows 10:
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Some people may like this new eye candy effect but many people don’t like this effect and they want to restore the previous feature to show actual clear background image on Login Screen without any blur effect.
In older versions of Windows 10, Login Screen used to dim or darken the background image but newer versions of Windows 10 enable acrylic or translucent blur effect (part of new Fluent design) on Login Screen background image.
Fortunately Microsoft has provided ways to turn off or disable the blur or fade effect on Login Screen. If you also want to remove the blur effect from Login Screen in Windows 10, this tutorial will help you.
Following are some solutions to disable blurred background image and restore clear and visible background image on Login Screen in Windows 10:
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1. Disable Blur Effect on Login Screen Using Settings App
This is the simplest and easiest solution to disable blur effect on Login Screen.
Keep in mind if you follow this method, it’ll disable and remove the blur and transparency effects from all elements in Windows 10 such as Login Screen, Start Menu, Taskbar, Action Center, Notification Area icons fly-outs, Settings, UWP apps, etc.
1. Open Settings app from Start Menu or by pressing WIN+I keys together.
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2. Now go to “Personalization -> Colors” section.
PS: Alternatively, You can directly launch this page using “ms-settings:colors” command in RUN dialog box as mentioned here.
3. Now in right-side pane, look for “Transparency effects” option.
The toggle button given below “Transparency effects” option is set to ON by default which means the transparency and blur effects are enabled everywhere.
Set the toggle button to OFF and it’ll immediately remove the blur effect from Login Screen background as well as other UI elements.
2. Disable Blur Effect on Login Screen Using Group Policy Editor
If you don’t want to disable transparency and blur effects from Start Menu, Taskbar and other parts but want to disable it only on Login Screen background image, following steps will help you:
1. Press WIN+R keys together to launch RUN dialog box. Now type gpedit.msc and press Enter. It’ll open Group Policy Editor.
2. Now go to:
Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System -> Logon
3. In right-side pane, look for following option:
Show clear logon background
The option is set to Not Configured by default. Double-click on the option and set it to Enabled. Click on Apply button and then OK button to exit.
That’s it. It’ll immediately disable blur effect on Login Screen.
PS: If you want to restore blur effect on Login Screen background image in future, set the option in Group Policy Editor to “Not Configured” again.
3. Disable Blur Effect on Login Screen Using Registry Editor
If you are using Home edition of Windows 10, you’ll not be able to run gpedit.msc command because this edition doesn’t come with Group Policy Editor.
If you can’t use or don’t want to use Group Policy Editor, you can take help of Registry Editor for the same task. Just follow these simple steps:
1. Press WIN+R keys together to launch RUN dialog box. Now type regedit and press Enter. It’ll open Registry Editor.
2. Now go to following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System
3. In right-side pane, right-click on empty area and select New -> DWORD (32-bit) Value option. Set the new DWORD name as DisableAcrylicBackgroundOnLogon and set its value to 1
That’s it. Close Registry Editor and check Login Screen and you’ll get no blur effect on background image.
PS: In future if you want to restore blur effect on Login Screen, delete the DWORD created in above steps.
Also Check:
[Tip] How to Disable Lock Screen in Windows 8 and Windows 10
Works like a charm. Kudos to you VG.
I used the Group Policy Editor to configure.
I don’t know why Microsoft decided to blur the background wallpaper screen.
I really love to watch boot screen when I put on my desktop PC when I’m near it.
Microsoft is always doing somethings good and somethings bad. This is one bad thing they did.
I wish in the future they don’t blur the boot (Logon) screen anymore.
Doesn’t fix the fade effect which is infuriating. I don’t like having to wait until I can input my password for some animation.