Thankfully, there's a way to disable the lock screen on Windows 10 April 2018 Update (version 1803) if you are willing to make a quick registry change.

Windows 8 is the worst offender yet, positively spitting in the face of keyboard users -- but fortunately, it's quite easy to disable the new Windows 8 lock screen.

Windows 8 will no longer show the lock option in the user menu of the start screen. If you want to enable this feature in the future, just go back to the same setting and change it to Not Configured.

How to disable Windows 10 Lock Screen Ads and Tips In Windows 10, before you sign-in, you may get to see some advertisements, fun facts, and tips on your lock screen.

On Windows 10 you may have noticed that when you log in, the background will change pictures every now and then. You can change how that screen looks in a few different ways, and we'll ...