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| From | Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.comp.os.windows-10 |
| Subject | Re: Windows Spotlight shows picture information data on lock screen of one PC, but not others. |
| Date | 2025-02-22 19:52 +0000 |
| Organization | NOYB |
| Message-ID | <vpddef.ufg.1@ID-201911.user.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <vpctqt$1jqq$1@dont-email.me> <vpd8ad$3i85$1@dont-email.me> |
Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> wrote:
[...]
> Nailed it. For my builds, it's the following policy setting in
> GPEdit.msc ...
>
> Computer Configuration
> Windows Settings
> Security Settings
> Local Policies
> Security Options
> Interactive Logon: Do not require CTRL-ALT-DEL
>
> ... which in my case was
>
> Disabled
>
> ... meaning (after parsing out the confusing double negative) ...
>
> Require CTRL-ALT-DEL
>
> Setting this to ...
>
> Enabled
>
> ... meaning (after parsing out the confusing double negative) ...
>
> Do NOT require CTRL-ALT-DEL
>
> ... allows the Spotlight icon ...
>
> Like what you see?
>
> ... to appear on the lock screen.
>
> As Paul suggests, this is, or at least used to be, something of a
> security issue, as described here ...
>
> https://www.manageengine.com/vulnerability-management/misconfiguration/logon-security/how-to-enable-secure-login-ctrl-alt-delete-logon-via-group-policy.html
>
> ... and accordingly I've always previously disabled this policy on my
> builds, so that <Ctrl-Alt-Delete> is required to log on. How much of an
> issue this is still, or whether more recent versions of Windows are more
> secure against logon window spoofing rendering the policy redundant, I'm
> no longer sufficiently in the know to be able to comment further.
Be aware that 'Require CTRL-ALT-DEL' [1] might be turned on again
behind your back. At least that happened to me (on Windows 11) when I
(temporarily) set the lock screen timeout ('If you've been away, when
should Windows require you to sign in again?') to 'Never'.
That seemed to be a temporary change, because after a reboot,
CTRL-ALT-DEL was no longer needed to sign-in.
[1] There is an applet (netplwiz) where you can tick/untick 'Require
users to press Ctrl+Alt+Delete' ("Secure sign-in"), but (at least in my
experience) it doesn't work, i.e. after unticking the setting,
Ctrl+Alt+Delete is still required.
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Windows Spotlight shows picture information data on lock screen of one PC, but not others. Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2025-02-22 16:26 +0000
Re: Windows Spotlight shows picture information data on lock screen of one PC, but not others. Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-22 12:19 -0500
Re: Windows Spotlight shows picture information data on lock screen of one PC, but not others. Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2025-02-22 18:12 +0000
OT: Edge startup boost (was: Windows Spotlight shows picture information data on lock screen of one PC, but not others.) VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-02-23 12:25 -0600
Re: OT: Edge startup boost Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2025-02-24 12:45 +0000
Re: Windows Spotlight shows picture information data on lock screen of one PC, but not others. Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2025-02-22 19:24 +0000
Re: Windows Spotlight shows picture information data on lock screen of one PC, but not others. Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-02-22 19:52 +0000
Re: Windows Spotlight shows picture information data on lock screen of one PC, but not others. Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2025-02-22 20:50 +0000
Re: Windows Spotlight shows picture information data on lock screen of one PC, but not others. Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-02-23 10:39 +0000
Re: Windows Spotlight shows picture information data on lock screen of one PC, but not others. Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2025-02-23 12:02 +0000
Re: Windows Spotlight shows picture information data on lock screen of one PC, but not others. VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-02-23 12:35 -0600
Re: Windows Spotlight shows picture information data on lock screen of one PC, but not others. Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-02-23 19:01 +0000
Re: Windows Spotlight shows picture information data on lock screen of one PC, but not others. VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-02-23 13:27 -0600
Re: Windows Spotlight shows picture information data on lock screen of one PC, but not others. Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-02-23 20:25 +0000
Re: Windows Spotlight shows picture information data on lock screen of one PC, but not others. Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2025-02-23 22:04 +0000
Re: Windows Spotlight shows picture information data on lock screen of one PC, but not others. VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-02-23 21:22 -0600
Re: Windows Spotlight shows picture information data on lock screen of one PC, but not others. Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2025-02-24 12:10 +0000
Re: Windows Spotlight shows picture information data on lock screen of one PC, but not others. VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-02-24 23:04 -0600
Re: Windows Spotlight shows picture information data on lock screen of one PC, but not others. Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2025-02-25 23:23 +0000
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