How to add or remove a screen saver password.
Follow this procedure to add or remove a screen saver password.
- In the new Windows User Interface (UI) Start screen, click the Desktop tile.
- On the Desktop, point to (but do not click) the lower-right or top-right corner of the screen, and then click to select the Settings charm.
- In the Settings screen, click Personalization.
- In the Personalization screen, click the Screen Saver icon.
- In the Screen Saver Settings window, in the Screen saver section, click to place a check in the box next to On resume, display logon screen.
NOTE: Remove the check in the box next to On resume, display logon screen if you want to remove the need to enter a password when resuming from the screen saver.
- In the Screen Saver Settings window, click the OK button.
- In the Personalization window, click the X in the upper right corner to close the window.