How to Enable or Disable Sign-in Options page in Settings in Windows 10


The Sign-in options page in Settings > Accounts allows users to change the following sign-in options:

• Windows Hello Face
• Windows Hello Fingerprint
• Windows Hello PIN
• Security Key
• Require Windows Hello sign-in for Microsoft accounts
• Require sign-in - If you've been away, when should Windows require you to sign in again?
• Dynamic lock
• Restart apps - Automatically save my restartable apps when I sign out and restart them after I sign in.
• Privacy - Show account details such as my email address on the sign-in screen.
• Privacy - Use my sign-in info to automatically finish setting up my device after an update or restart.

If you like, you can disable the Sign-in options page in Settings to prevent any of these settings from being changed by users on the computer.

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the Sign-in options page in Settings for all users in Windows 10.

You must be signed in as an administrator to enable or disable the Sign-in options page in Settings.

EXAMPLE: Sign-in options page disabled in Settings

* Some of these settings are hidden or managed by your organization.





Here's How:

The downloadable .reg files below will modify the DWORD value in the registry key below.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PolicyManager\default\Settings\AllowSignInOptions

value DWORD

0 = Disable
1 = Enable

1 Do step 2 (enable) or step 3 (disable) below for what you would like to do.

2 To Enable Sign-in Options page in Settings

This is the default setting.

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Enable_Sign-in_options_page_in_Settings.reg

Download

3 To Disable Sign-in Options page in Settings

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Disable_Sign-in_options_page_in_Settings.reg

Download

4 Save the .reg file to your desktop.

5 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

6 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7 If Settings is currently open, then close and reopen Settings to apply.

8 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.


That's it.
Shawn

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