The lock screen, which appears just before the Windows 10 sign-in screen, can be disabled.

In this guide, we'll show you a quick way to remove the Network button and make the Lock screen a little more private on Windows 10.

You can unlock your Windows 10 computer or screen using one of these simple tricks.

Then you get a little toggle that says, “Get fun facts, tips, and more from Windows and Cortona on your lock screen,” which I turned off with great prejudice.

Then, remove the tick from the Show reminders and incoming VoIP calls on the lock screen checkbox. From now onward, you won’t get lock screen notifications related to reminders and incoming VoIP ...

After jettisoning the lock screen, here are 13 other things to tweak when setting up a Windows 10 laptop and what's new in settings.