Every once in a while my lock screen suddenly requires me to press ctrl+alt+del in order to bring up the password screen. Normally pressing any key will do just fine but nothing seems to work.
This isn't like the regular "Please press CTRL+ALT+DEL to log on" message, the lock screen looks like it always does; A Bing wallpaper and a clock. My media keys (pause, play, next, prev etc.) still work and show Spotify changing songs.
Is there a feature that causes this behavior? A reboot gets rid of it but I'd rather not have it show up at all.
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This article on the Ctrl-Alt-Del function may be the answer: Microsoft Article on Ctrl-ALt-Del at Logon
The policy called:Interactive Logon: Do not Require ALt-Ctrl-Delete
at location: Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Local Policies\Security Options
This policy has three possible values: Enabled, Disabled and Not defined. I suggest setting it to Enabled. This will prevent windows from requiring the Alt-Ctrl-Del function.
I do suggest checking for any malware that can possibly affect your group policies such as this.
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