thanks Brink. thought MS would have addressed it the fall creators update. hopefully they'll fix it in the next spring creators update.

in the fall creators update, i do not get any image on the lock screen when first booting up in the morning. it is just a blue screen with the date and time. but once logged in, if i hit windows key...

settings
update and security
advanced options
uncheck "give me updates for other MS products when i update windows"