Windows 10 is a highly customizable operating system. That is, you can access most sections to configure your experience and make all the options and settings to suit you . In addition, one of the main novelties of Windows 10 is the customization of the start screen.
As you could see for some time, the lock screen of Windows 10 is renewed every day with funds own Microsoft screen. If you have this option activated, it will not be necessary to change the background image of the lock screen from time to time.
Windows 10 will do it directly and also, it may add proposals, data and other questions that may be of interest to you. Or not. For example, how to get points to spend in the Windows application store.
Today we want to help you customize your Windows 10 lock screen. It's easier than you can imagine.
How to customize the lock screen
Customizing your Windows 10 lock screen is relatively straightforward. We suggest you follow these instructions:
1. Unlock your computer and go to the Windows 10 start screen. Then, right-click on the desktop. Choose the Custom option.
2. Now a configuration section will open in which you can customize the background, colors, themes, the start section and the taskbar. What interests us now is the Lock Screen section .
3. Windows 10 by default provides the user with different images (very beautiful, yes) for the lock screen. It doesn't matter anymore, but if you prefer to select the images yourself, you will have to deselect the Windows Featured Content option.
4. Instead, you can choose Image or Slideshow option for the background . Thus, you can add a photo of yourself that interests you in a fixed way or if you prefer the latter, add a series of photographs. They will be shown as a presentation and alternatively.
Delete messages and suggestions from Windows 10
One of the things that can annoy users the most are the messages that Microsoft is sending through the lock screen. This is not advertising information, but in many cases it may not even interest us .
After configuring the type of images you want for your lock screen, you can configure other options. If you don't want to see more messages of this type, do the following: uncheck the option Show fun facts, tips and much more from Windows and Cortana on the lock screen . Suggestions should stop showing automatically.
Set quick statuses on the lock screen
As with most phones, Windows 10 also allows us to add information to the lock screen . So that it is not necessary to unlock the equipment completely. We can see the time, the calendar, if there are messages or we have any other type of notification.
You choose what you want to see. So go to the Settings section . The last option is the one that allows us to select what information we want to see. You can choose seven different items from the list of options provided by Windows.
Set lock screen activation time
At the bottom of the configuration section you can also configure the waiting time. That is, the minutes it will take for the lock screen to be enabled. Click on the option Setting the screen timeout .
You have the option of selecting different times, depending on whether the computer is plugged into the power or not. You can choose between 1 minute and 5 hours.