Lock screen doesn't show password box


  1. Posts : 10
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
       #1

    Lock screen doesn't show password box


    Hi,

    I've recently been testing out some face login programs, and although I have now uninstalled them all, it seems that my lock screen setup has been affected.

    Whenever I *previously* used to lock my screen (using either Windows Key-L or after being woken from sleep or hibernation), it would show my user account tile with my user name, and under that was the password box (as in the picture below)

    Lock screen doesn't show password box-pic_0072.jpg

    But now, when I lock my screen using Windows-L or when it locks automatically after being woken from sleep or hibernation, it just shows a smaller tile with my user name under it (as in the picture below), and the switch user button under it, but nowhere to enter a password.

    Lock screen doesn't show password box-pic_0071.jpg

    I have to click on the tile and then that takes me to the first screen shown above where I am able to then enter the password. I know it seems a little picky but I did prefer the setup I had previously.

    I've already tried changing the following settings in Local Security Policy without success:


    • Display user information when the session is locked
    • Do not display last user name

    Does anyone know what I can do so that the lock screen with the password box is shown immediately (first pic above) when the computer is locked?

    thanks in advance!
    Last edited by jj10001; 08 Dec 2010 at 18:48. Reason: Added more information
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  2. Posts : 10
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #2

    Well, its seems to have fixed itself after I did a reboot... Also had to do a couple of system restores because some of my startup icons weren't appearing in the system tray...
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  3. Posts : 10
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Also got a notification that my system was probably not genuine notification, but I hope there aren't going to be any issues there, because it is genuine!
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  4. Posts : 1,483
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       #4

    jj10001 said:
    Also got a notification that my system was probably not genuine notification, but I hope there aren't going to be any issues there, because it is genuine!
    Just do the MS robocall for validation. You'll be OK. :)

    Oh, jj10001, welcome to The Seven Forums! Glad to have you here.
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  5. Posts : 10
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #5

    thanks :)
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  6. Posts : 2
    Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
       #6

    Same problem


    I have exactly the same problem as in the original post.

    OS is Windows 7 Professional 64-bit. It was working ok before but now after screen-lock, I press CTRL+ALT+DEL to get to the welcome/login screen, but only my user icon is shown and I have to click it to get the password box.

    This is very annoying, how can I get it back to immediately showing the password box?

    Thanks.
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  7. Posts : 1
    New Jersey
       #7

    adamh128 - Did you find a solution for this? I'm having this problem right now. Thanks.
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  8. Posts : 2
    Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
       #8

    No, never resolved the issue.
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  9. Posts : 1
    Windows 7 Pro 64-bit
       #9

    I, too, am having this problem, and everything I've tried doesn't work. I changed the Local Security policy just as the OP did. Didn't work. I can't figure it out and it is driving me bonkers not to have the password box displayed at the login and lock screens. Please help!
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  10. Posts : 1
    Windows 7 x64 Enterprise
       #10

    After searching and searching and searching, this seems to have done the trick for me:
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]
    "DontDisplayLockedUserId"=dword:00000000
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