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RadioGeorge

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OK, guys, we're off to a very good start to solve this problem. <br />
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John, I was looking at the various things you specified and stumbled across the lock screen page, which serialband mentioned ( didn't see his comment at first thanks to the screen layout, which showed John's reply full-screen!).<br />
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But we're not there yet!<br />
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My Background options are Picture and Slideshow. <br />
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I have some ideas but I'm not entirely sure, so let me hear from you: do I want to create a &quot;picture&quot; of a solid blue that matches my &nbsp;main screen (&quot;desktop&quot;) color, and designate it as THE picture or something else I'm just not aware of?
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Lock Screen only allows Picture or Slideshow, not &quot;Nothing&quot;<br />
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Then it is only temporary. &nbsp;Log in and once started it is quickly gone. <br />
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So my advice is to just ignore it because once started you have your plain screen just like me.<br />
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You could take a picture of a blue background to use, but I do not bother as the time of the lock screen is short.
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Change the Lock Screen picture (and other pictures) can be found in the following article.<br />
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<a href="https://www.thewindowsclub.com/change-theme-lock-screen-wallpaper-windows-10" rel="ugc">https://www.thewindowsclub.com/change-theme-lock-screen-wallpaper-windows-10</a>
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Hello George, &nbsp; Any luck making a plain picture?<br />
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The Lock Screen cannot be removed (part of Windows 10 Hello). <br />
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I timed a few startups, and the lock screen only lasts 2 or 3 seconds while logging on. &nbsp;<br />
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Is it feasible to simply ignore it?
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Sometimes, in trying do do something that seems to be quite simple, I think I must be just plain dumb. &nbsp;&quot;Making a plain picture&quot; should be a very easy task, right? What I thought would be ab easy solution was to create a&quot;picture&quot; (just a jpg file, I'm guessing) that would simply be a box or page or whatever the right term is, that is simply a block of color the same color as the solid blue background color I chose for my home screen.<br />
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I can't figure out how do to that! I tried using a color picker and it changed the values as I move the cursor around the screen. Isn't a background color set by the system the same anywhere on the screen? Next: what size do I want to make my &quot;color block?&quot;<br />
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The reason I am persisting in this is simply that I want NO picture on startup. This may seem a bit nit-picking and I suppose it is, but I'm not like this in any other ares of my life. Maybe I'm just P.O.'d at the thought that I can't do something so simple without having to ask the experts!
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The only thing you can do is make a picture for the Lock Screen because you cannot eliminate that function.
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John, yes, I understand that. That's what I was trying to do--make a picture which would consist of just a &quot;block&quot; of color. I thought that would be extremely simple, but sometimes, as in this case, I just don't seem to be able to comprehend what I'm sure are simple steps to do so. This is quite frustrating because I have created and edited banners and jpg files of and on for years and thought making the picture I need would be a no-brainer.
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I just used my camera, covered the lens, and took a &quot;black&quot; screen image to set as my lock screen background. &nbsp;That was probably the simplest thing to do for the lock screen. &nbsp;I agree that Microsoft is s**t for not letting you set nothing. &nbsp;I have a computer not a Windows phone. &nbsp;Since they've discontinued Windows Phone, it's time for them to remove all their useless phone cruft.
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How do I get rid of the picture that appears on startup on my Windows 10 computer?<br />
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I'v been doing well in customizing my screen to exactly what I want, but I can't seem to find instructions online that accurately explain how to just have a blank screen on startup. <br />
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To be sure, this is the very first screen that appears, with the current time and date in white against various landscapes, ocean views, etc. <br />
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All I want is the traditional blue screen (which I used the built-in personalization tools to set up) that appears behind my main screen with shortcuts.<br />
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I thought this would be a simple thing to do, but after several attempts, maybe not!<br />
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Experts?
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How do I get rid of the picture that appears on startup on my Windows 10 computer?

I'v been doing well in customizing my screen to exactly what I want, but I can't seem to find instructions online that accurately explain how to just have a blank screen on startup. 

To be sure, this is the very first screen that appears, with the current time and date in white against various landscapes, ocean views, etc. 

All I want is the traditional blue screen (which I used the built-in personalization tools to set up) that appears behind my main screen with shortcuts.

I thought this would be a simple thing to do, but after several attempts, maybe not!

Experts?

How do I get rid of the picture that appears on startup on my Windows 10 computer?

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