How to Turn On or Off Show Notifications on Lock Screen in Windows 10
The lock screen is the screen you see when you lock your PC (or when it locks automatically after you haven't been using it for a while). The lock screen will also show at startup, and when you are signed out and idle for at least one minute.
You will need to dismiss the lock screen to be able to see the sign-in screen and sign in to Windows. Users can dismiss the lock screen using touch, the keyboard, or by dragging it up with the mouse.
Your account's lock screen will show notifications from apps and other senders by default.
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off showing notifications on the lock screen for your account in Windows 10.
You will need to have Get notifications from apps and other senders turned on to be able to turn on Show notifications on the lock screen below.
Contents
- Option One: Turn On or Off Showing Notifications on Lock Screen in Settings
- Option Two: Turn On or Off Showing Notifications on Lock Screen using a REG file
EXAMPLE: Notification on lock screen
1 Open Settings, and click/tap on the System icon.
2 Click/tap on Notifications & actions on the left side. (see screenshot below)
3 Under Notifications on the right side, turn on (default) or off Show notifications on the lock screen for what you want.
4 When finished, you can close Settings if you like.
The downloadable .reg files below will modify the DWORD value in the registry key below.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Notifications\Settings
NOC_GLOBAL_SETTING_ALLOW_TOASTS_ABOVE_LOCK DWORD
delete = on
0 = off
1 Do step 2 (on) or step 3 (off) below for what you would like to do.
This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Turn_On_Notifications_on_Lock_Screen.reg
Download
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Turn_Off_Notifications_on_Lock_Screen.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 you like, you can delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.
That's it,
Shawn
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