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Logon screen appears when resuming from Sleep or Screen saver
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By Ramesh Srinivasan
Published on 18-Oct-07
 
After your computer has been idle for a while, the Windows Vista logon screen may appear, and you may be prompted to type the password of your user account to log on. To disable this setting so that you don't need to type the password after waking from Sleep mode or resuming from Screen saver mode, use the steps listed below.
Logon screen appears when resuming from Sleep or Screen saver

Summary

After your computer has been idle for a while, the Windows Vista logon screen may appear, and you may be prompted to type the password of your user account to log on. To disable this setting so that you don't need to type the password after waking from Sleep mode or resuming from Screen saver mode, use the steps listed below.

Disabling password protection on wakeup

  • Click Start, type POWERCFG.CPL and press {ENTER}
  • In the tasks pane on the left, click Require a password on wakeup
  • Click Change settings that are currently unavailable
  • Under section Password protection on wakeup, select the following option:

Don't require a password

  • Click Save changes.

Disabling password protection when resuming from Screen saver mode

  • Right-click on the Desktop, and choose Personalize
  • Click Screen Saver
  • Uncheck On resume, display logon screen
  • Click OK