The CTRL + ALT + DEL certainly familiar to most Windows users. Until Windows 10, this key combination was
mandatory to press before Windows login . At that time, too, the reason was that this was the only way to guarantee ” secure Windows logon “. Microsoft has changed this again by default in Windows 10, pressing the CTRL + ALT + DEL keys is no longer absolutely necessary. We don’t know why Microsoft changed this. The option of PIN registration or using a smart card certainly also plays an important role here.
Below we have shown you a standard login screen of a current Windows 10 installation.
Nevertheless, Microsoft has of course still given the possibility that the user must press the key combination “CTRL + ALT + DEL” before entering the password . The corresponding option, which you have to activate, can be found in the user account processing. The quickest way to access these is with the following shortcut.
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In the display of the ” user accounts ” you have to switch to the ” Advanced ” tab , as you can see in the following illustration.
There, the check mark must be activated for the “Secure login” option . Microsoft gives the following information about this option:
For increased security, you can request that users press CTRL + ALT + DEL before they log on . This ensures that the authentic Windows login page is displayed and protects the system from programs that try to retrieve password information by displaying a login.
Ctrl + Alt + Del is required to log on.
After activating the secure Windows login , the Windows login screen looks like this.
Windows users will see the message “ Press CTRL + ALT + DELETE to unlock ” in the login screen. Of course you can also reset this option at any time and deactivate the ” secure registration ” again.
You can find more information on the topic of ” Windows registration ” in these articles.
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