Enable, Disable CTRL+ALT+DEL Secure Logon Ctrl Alt Del in Windows

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One way of calculation ane more than layer of security to your Windows computer is past enabling secure logon. By enabling secure logon, users are required to printing Ctrl+Alt+Del before they can enter their credentials and log on.

Ctrl+Alt+Del or Secure logon in Windows 11/10

Secure logon offers a keystroke sequence that cannot exist intercepted by any application. When Secure Logon is enabled, no other malicious plan can intercept your user name and password as you enter it.

Pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del ensures that the accurate Windows logon screen appears. To enable secure logon, open Run, type Control Userpasswords2 or netplwiz and striking Enter to open the User Accounts Backdrop box.

Open the Advanced tab, and in the Secure logon section, click to clear the Require users to press Ctrl+Alt+Delete cheque box if yous want to disable the CTRL+ALT+DELETE sequence. Click Apply/OK > Exit.

Now the side by side fourth dimension to logon you will see your Windows eight lock screen with the following display in the top-left corner.

Pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del will allow you to enter your Windows logon countersign.

Read: How to display information about previous logons in Windows.

Disable CTRL+ALT+DELETE using Group Policy

If you wish, you can also enforce this policy, using the Local Security Policy. To do so, Run secpol.msc and hit Enter.

In the left pane, select Local Policies > Security Options. At present in the right pane, double click on Interactive logon: Practice not require CTRL+ALT+DEL.

This security setting determines whether pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL is required before a user can log on. If this policy is enabled on a computer, a user is non required to press CTRL+ALT+DEL to log on. Not having to press CTRL+ALT+DEL leaves users susceptible to attacks that attempt to intercept the users' passwords. Requiring CTRL+ALT+DEL earlier users log on ensures that users are communicating by means of a trusted path when inbound their passwords. If this policy is disabled, any user is required to press CTRL+ALT+DEL earlier logging on to Windows.

Enable or Disable the policy every bit per your requirement, click Apply/OK and Leave.

By default, the policy is enabled on Windows xi/10/8 domain-computers, and disabled on Windows 7 or earlier. The policy is enabled by default on stand-alone computers.

Disable Secure Logon using Registry

Open Registry Editor and navigate to the following central:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

In the correct pane, correct-click on DisableCAD and click on Modify.

To Disable Secure Logon, blazon i.
To Enable Secure Logon, blazon 0.

You tin also change the Ctrl+Alt+Del Screen options using Group Policy or Registry.

I hope this mail helped.

Anand Khanse is the Admin of TheWindowsClub.com, a 10-year Microsoft MVP (2006-16) & a Windows Insider MVP. Please read the entire post & the comments outset, create a System Restore Indicate before making whatsoever changes to your system & exist conscientious well-nigh any third-party offers while installing freeware.