How to disable background log blurring on Windows 10

Starting with the May 2019 Windows 10 update, the level-use login screen in the Fluent Design fever is blurred on the Taskbar, Start menu and some other places on Windows. If you want the lock screen wallpaper to be clear, here's how to disable background blurring.

If you have disabled the lock screen, Windows 10 will skip that screen and go to the login screen too. With recent updates, you can use Acrylic transparent effects - a key effect throughout Windows, for background images. Depending on the version of Windows 10 you use, how to disable the opening of the login screen background will be different.

Disable transparent effects on the system

If you don't like the transparency effect, you can easily turn it off on all parts of Windows 10. This way, you don't just disable it on the lock screen, but also turn off blurring on the Taskbar, the Calculator app. or People.

Open the Settings app and go to Settings> Personalization or right click on the space on the desktop, then click on Personalize .

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Select Colors on the left side of the Settings window, scroll down until you see the Transparency Effects option and turn it off.

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To undo changes and enable transparency effects on Windows 10, you can come back here and enable this feature.

Users of Windows 10 Home version: Disable background blurring through the Registry

If you use Windows 10 Home, you'll have to edit the Windows Registry to make changes. You can do this on Windows Professional or Enterprise if you prefer to work on the Registry than Group Policy Editor. However, if using Pro or Enterprise, you should use Group Policy Editor more easily as described below.

Warning : Registry Editor is a powerful tool and its abuse can make the system unstable or even not work. This is a simple hack and as long as you follow the instructions, you won't have any problems.

If you haven't used Registry Editor before, you can learn more about it in the article Learn about the Windows Registry before starting and backing up the Registry before making changes to prevent a possible problem.

You can also create a System Restore restore point so that you can return to the point before the problem occurs if any.

To do this, open the Registry Editor by pressing Win + R , typing regedit and pressing Enter .

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Navigate to the following key on the left or copy and paste it directly into the address bar at the top.

 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows 

Right-click the Windows key, select New> Key , then name it System and press Enter .

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Right-click the System key and select New> DWORD (32-bit) Value , name it into DisableAcrylicBackgroundOnLogon .

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Double-click the DWORD you just created and then change Value Data from 0 to 1 .

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You do not need to restart the computer to make changes, just press Win + L to lock the computer. You will see the login screen with clear background images, not blurred.

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To undo the change, simply return here and specify the DisableAcrylicBackgroundOnLogon value then delete it or reset it to 0 .

Download the hack registry file one click

If you do not want to manually edit the registry, you can download the registry hack file Disable Background Blur according to the link below, open the downloaded .zip file and double-click the file DisableBackgroundBlur.reg , agree to add information to your registry. In the above link, you also get an EnableBackgroundBlur.reg file to reactivate this feature if you want.

 https://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/DisableBackgroundBlur-1.zip 

Same as above, you do not need to restart the computer to apply the change. The next time you lock the screen (press Win + L ) you will see the change.

These .reg files change the same registry settings as shown above. If you want to view this file or any other .reg file before you run it, you can right-click on the .reg file and select Edit to open it in Notepad. You can also create a Registry hack file yourself if you want.

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Windows Professional and Enterprise users: Disable background blurring through Group Policy

If using Windows 10 Professional or Enterprise, the best way to disable background blurring is to use Local Group Policy Editor.

This is a pretty powerful tool and if you work on a corporate network, ask people and check with your administrator first. If your working computer is part of a domain, then it is also possible that part of the domain group policy will replace the local group policy.

You should also create a System Restore restore point before starting.

First, launch the Group Policy Editor by pressing Win + R and typing gpedit.msc , then press Enter .

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Navigate to Computer Configuration> Administrative Templates> System> Logon . Determine Show clear logon background on the right and double click on it.

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Set Show Clear Logon Background to Enabled and then click OK . You need to restart the computer to apply the change.

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If you have disabled the lock screen before enabling this setting in Group Policy Editor, Windows will revert to the default settings again for some reason. All you need to do is skip the lock screen, follow the instructions and re-add the registry value.

To revert the setting to default, come back here and double-click Show Clear Logon Background , set to Disabled or Not Configured .

I wish you all success!