When you sign in to Windows 8 for the first time after migrating from Windows 7, the initial changes you’ll notice will be the Lock Screen and Metro Start Screen. We discussed how you can customize the Metro Start Screen and organize Metro apps. Today we will see how we can customize the Lock Screen.
The lock screen is a new concept introduced in Windows 8. Desktop and laptop users may not find this add-on much useful, but tablet users will love it. This lock screen will ensure that users don’t accidentally make any taps while the device is in their pocket.
There are two prominent elements that make up the Windows 8 Lock Screen. The first one is the background image that makes up 95% of the lock screen while the second one is the apps that you can pin to it for direct access. . First, let’s see how we can change the lock screen background image.
Change lock screen background
Step 1: Open Windows 8 Charm Bar (Window + C) while you are on the desktop and click Setting button. You can directly open the Settings Charm using window + me hotkey.
Step 2: In Charm Bar settings, click on Change computer settings to open Metro Settings on your device.
Step 3: In PC Settings, open personalization tab to show all customization options. Select Lock screen here to personalize it.
Step 4: You can easily change the default wallpaper for the Lock screen here. Windows 8 gives you several photo suggestions to choose from. If you want to apply a profile picture, click browse button to select images from your hard disk.
That’s how you can change the wallpaper. Now let’s see how we can customize the apps that are pinned to the lock screen.
Customize lock screen apps
When you change the lock screen background image, you’ll see an option to choose which apps to show on the lock screen. Here you can click the plus button to choose a new metro app to show on the lock screen. Users can choose up to eight apps for the Windows 8 lock screen.
Conclusion
That’s how you can customize the completely new lock screen on Windows 8. The lock screen concept only makes sense if you’re using a tablet. For laptops and desktops, it’s more comfortable if you turn it all off together. So, next we will see how you can disable the lock screen in Windows 8. Stay tuned.
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