Windows 11's lock screen is a cluttered mess out of the box - here are the three steps I take to streamline the interface on every new PC I set up.

Before starting with different troubleshooting methods, modify the power and sleep settings. Lock Screen timeout may not work if these settings are misconfigured. Here’s how you can configure them: ...

It really matters to me the way my lock screen looks. It is the first thing I see when I wake up and the last thing I look at before putting my phone aside for the night. That alone makes it worth ...

The first item that greets you when you fire up Windows 10 is the Lock screen. Clicking or tapping on it brings you to the sign-in screen where you log in to Windows. Yes, the Lock screen seems ...

After performing the above steps, Windows 11 will no longer show you widgets on the lock screen. Windows Spotlight is a feature in Windows 11 that displays different wallpapers. When this feature is ...

Alternatively, Windows 10 Pro users can enable Do not display the lock screen in Local Group Policy Editor. This article explains how to disable the lock screen in Windows 10 so that you're one step ...

Windows 11 started rolling out well over a week ago (check out our review here), but due to the staggered nature of distribution, it may not be available to everyone just yet and will slowly start to ...

Matt Elliott is a senior editor at CNET with a focus on laptops and streaming services. Matt has more than 20 years of experience testing and reviewing laptops. He has worked for CNET in New York and ...

Windows 10 Insider previews are sometimes just full of surprises. An unmentioned feature in Build 15002 was recently uncovered by Windows Central that appears to be a complementary feature to Windows ...