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Lock screen suddenly needs alt-ctrl-del to get out of

Suddenly, without me changing any settings, the lock screen requires (invoked by pressing <WINDOWS>-<L>) me to press <ALT>-<CTRL>-<DEL> before I can enter my password to resume using the computer. Before it would respond to any key, or just prompt me to enter the password. The only thing I knew of that would do this was for the Welcome screen, which is unaffected. Also, I checked the setting for that, and it is unchecked. How do I make it so that I don't need to hit <ALT>-<CTRL>-<DEL> before I can enter my password?

I'm sharing the house with other people, and they might see me walking away from the computer as an invitation to use it, so I frequently lock it so they don't mess up what I have open and forces them to log in with their own accounts.

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DaveM121

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Hi SlickRCBD

Click your Start Button, then just type netplwiz and hit Enter

On the resulting dialog, choose the Advanced Tab

At the bottom, is this option turned on - 'Requires users to press Ctrl + Alt + Delete'

if so, turn that off . . .

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SlickRCBD

If you look at the pic I included, it was already unchecked. Although I used "control userpasswords2" to get the dialog box, it looks identical.

What else can cause it?

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Hi SlickRCBD

Are you using Windows 10 Pro, rather than the Home Edition?

If so, open Group Policy Edit, navigate to the following location:

Computer Configuration - Windows Settings - Security Settings - Local Policies - Security Options

Double click 'Interactive logon: Do not require CTRL+ALT+DEL'

Set that to disabled and save that setting . . .

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SlickRCBD

Thank you, that seems to have done it having tried it quickly by elevating MMC (I'm typically logged in as a standard user), selecting the "Group policy object editor" snap-in, changing what you described, and then running "gpupdate /force", then trying <windows>-<L>.

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Hi SlickRCBD

Are you using Windows 10 Pro, rather than the Home Edition?

If so, open Group Policy Edit, navigate to the following location:

Computer Configuration - Windows Settings - Security Settings - Local Policies - Security Options

Double click 'Interactive logon: Do not require CTRL+ALT+DEL'

Set that to disabled and save that setting . . .

OK, I did that and it seemed to fix the problem for almost a month.

Except that I just went to dinner and hit <WINDOWS>-<L> before eating and when I got back the computer would not let me log back in until I hit <ALT>-<CTRL>-<DEL>.

It did it earlier today as well when I went to the bathroom.

I checked the checkbox is unchecked and the policy "Interactive Login:Do not require CTRL+ALT+DEL" is enabled.

Very annoying as I think the computer has crashed when I don't get prompted for a login as it doesn't react to anything but mouse movement (not clicks) and CTRL+ALT+DEL.

Sorry, I keep using an old convention that was popular with the Apple II for modifier keys in the 1980's. I used Apple II's when I was learning computers in grade school and had an Apple IIGS as my first computer. Old habits die hard.

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DerekAntrican

I am seeing this as well. I think it may have to do with a recent windows update. I have both options disabled (as mentioned above) but I cannot get t****ng Ctrl+Alt+Delete. Nothing else works. I tried changing my screensaver to other screensavers (eg "Blank", "(None)", etc) and tried pressing other buttons/clicking. Only Ctrl+Alt+Delete will show the box to enter my password. Please fix.

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BobRobinson1

I've tried everything in this topic. Up until a few days ago when I was looking at the lock screen, I could click the mouse or press the spacebar and the prompt for password would appear. Now it HAS to be Ctrl+Alt+Delete. I suppose I'll get used to it but it's definitely working differently and the suggestions above don't resolve it.

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