If you are Windows 10 users, the first recommendation is that you activate the login screen with a password that will protect your user account so that no one can access it without your consent. In addition, this login screen is usually very attractive since photos of landscapes and places are shown in high definition as the background.
Related: How to disable the Windows 10 login screen
However as of the latest Windows 10 v1903 update, you may notice that the backgrounds on the login screen appear blurry. This is due to a new acrylic blur effect on the login screen with the aim that users can focus only on important and functional areas or elements.
This new feature may not appeal to all users and that is why many wonder how they can disable this new feature and return to the default backgrounds of the Windows 10 login screen; Stunning and attractive high resolution photos.
With that said, below we want to show you step by step how to disable or enable blurry Windows 10 login backgrounds:
Option: Turn off the blurry background of the Windows login screen using Group Policy.
– Open the Run tool (Windows Key + R) and enter the following command: gpedit.msc
– When the Local Group Policy Editor opens go to the following path.
– In the Group Policy Editor, navigate to:
Configuracion del equipoPlantillas administrativasSistemaInicio de sesion
– Here you will have to search and select the option: Show the crisp background settings of the login screen.
– In the new window you will have to configure as: Disabled
Click OK to save the changes and then check if the Windows 10 login screen wallpaper now shows the backgrounds clearly.
If it doesn’t work, restart your computer or check it the next time you restart it.
Option 2: Disable the background blur of Windows 10 login screen using registry
– Open the Run tool (Windows Key + R) and enter the following command: regedit
– Once in the Windows registry editor, you will have to go to the following path:
KEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindowsSystem
– Here you will have to right click on a blank space in the right part of the window and create a new DWORD key (32 bits) and rename it to: DisableAcrylicBackgroundOnLogon
– Once created and with the new name, double click on said key. When the window is displayed you will have to configure the Value Information field with the number: 1
– Click OK.
Finally you will have to close the registry editor and restart your computer for the changes to take effect.
How to turn on the blurry background of the Windows 10 login screen
– If you used the Windows 10 registry editor: All you have to do is open the Registry Editor and go to:
KEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindowsSystem
– Here you will have to double click on the key: DisableAcrylicBackgroundOnLogon
– In this case, when the configuration window is displayed, you will have to configure the Value Information field as: 0
This will make your Windows 10 lock screen backgrounds appear out of focus.
– If you used the Windows 10 Group Policy editor: You will have to open the Local Group Policy Editor and go back to:
Configuración del equipoPlantillas administrativasSistemaInicio de sesión
Here you select the settings: Show the crisp background settings of the login screen. When the configuration window is displayed, you must check the Enable option.
Whichever option you use, you can enable or disable the blurring of backgrounds on the Windows 10 lock screen (login screen).
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