Disable Blur on Windows 10 Lock Screen

When we normally start Windows 10 , if we have it configured with a security system at startup, we find a welcome lock screen. This is an element that, like many others in the Redmond operating system, has certain customization parameters.

This is something that Microsoft is taking more and more care and effort to do. One of the main reasons for all this is that a good part of Windows users are gradually gaining experience with this software. Therefore, when this happens, many of them try to adapt the system to the maximum depending on the needs of each one.

Disable Blur on Windows 10 Lock Screen

In fact, in these same lines we want to focus on one of those parameters that we can customize if we wish. This refers to the aforementioned lock screen that we find when starting Windows. In it, what we do is indicate Windows the credentials to access the computer in order to protect it from desired users. In addition to it, from the configuration of the operating system itself, we can add applications so that we have access to them from that lock .

But that is not the issue at hand here. We are going to focus on something more aesthetic, specifically we are going to talk about different methods with which you can deactivate the blur of this lock screen in Windows. We have several ways to carry out this change that we mentioned and that we can use to obtain a clearer login background.

How to disable the blur effect of the Windows lock screen

The first thing we must know in this regard is that disabling this effect on the Windows 10 login screen is a fairly simple task. In the Redmond system we have several ways to do it, both with third-party software, and without it.

We must bear in mind that in many cases the default behavior of the Windows lock screen is to add a blur effect. Due to the, same, the image that we have set in the background here gets blurry when we activate it. That is why some people do not like this behavior. In the event that this is the case, you can simply deactivate that effect and we will show you how to achieve it. As we mentioned there are several methods, so you can choose the one that interests you the most in each case.

Disable blur from Windows registry

To start with all this that we are commenting on, first of all we will talk about one of the simplest methods . This will help us to have a login screen without effects that allow us to see the established image. For all this we only have to modify some settings of the registry key that we will show you below. Therefore and how could it be otherwise, the first thing we do for this that we are commenting on, is to open the Windows Registry editor.

abrir registro

In order to access this section that we are commenting on, just type a simple command in the search box, Regedit. We also achieve this from the Win + R key combination where we also type regedit to open the Registry Editor. Thus, once in the new window that is shown in this specific case, we have to go to the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindowsSystem.

In it, in the right panel, we now have to create a new 32-bit DWORD type that we give the name of DisableAcrylicBackgroundOnLogon. Next we edit the content of the same in order to be able to change its value, which we set to 1.

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At that moment we no longer have to save the changes and we also have to restart the computer for the changes to take effect.

Remove the effect in Windows from Group Policies

On the other hand, it may be the case that we do not want to touch the system registry. This is a change that we can also carry out from Windows group policies, although these are only available in the Pro version of the system. In the event that you work with this, we go to the search box again, now to write the gpedit.msc command.

At that time, the Group Policy Editor will open , which, as we mentioned, you will not find in Windows 10 Home. In the window that appears we have to go to the path Computer Configuration / Administrative Templates / System / Login.

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Here we find an entry called Show transparent login , where we click twice to activate it if we find it deactivated.

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Disable transparencies in Settings

Another fast and effective method in this sense to disable the blur effect on the Windows 10 lock screen is from the Settings application. We access it through the Win + I key combination to go to the Personalization section.

At that moment we click on the Colors section of the left panel where we already see the option called Transparency effects, so we only have to deactivate it.

Configuración transparencias

Turn off transparency on lock with a program

We can also talk about WinSlap, a free and open source software to adjust various internal sections of Windows 10. This allows us to carry out actions such as eliminating bloatware or deactivating telemetry. We can also activate or deactivate certain parameters related to the appearance of Windows , as in this case. Therefore, to achieve this that we are looking for in these same lines, the first thing we do is download the program from this link .

It does not require any installation on the computer, so we just have to run it. When the new window appears on the screen , we go to the Appearance tab, and then check the Disable BlockScreen Blur option. With this, what we achieve is to deactivate the blur of the lock screen, which is what we are looking for.

WinSlap

Now we just have to press the Slap button so that the computer is restarted and the changes take effect and we see the background image of the Windows lock screen with total clarity.

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