Prompt for password on resume

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Specifies whether the user must enter a password at the secure desktop when the system resumes from sleep.

Note  All Windows desktop editions have this setting enabled by default. This is a change from Windows 8.1 and earlier which had the setting disabled by default on some editions.

Aliases and setting visibility

  • Windows provisioning: Common\Power\Policy\Settings\Misc\LockConsoleOnWake

  • PowerCfg: CONSOLELOCK

  • GUID: 0e796bdb-100d-47d6-a2d5-f7d2daa51f51

  • Hidden setting: Yes

Values

Index Name Description

0

Disabled

The system returns to the desktop when resuming from sleep.

1

Enabled

The system returns to the secure desktop, and the user must enter a password when the system resumes from sleep.

Applies to

Available in Windows Vista and later versions of Windows.