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    WSrobgil
    AskWoody Lounger
    September 9, 2014 at 7:48 pm #496363

    My lock screen image is set to this,
    37852-Windows81-Lock-Screen

    When I try to change it in settings the new image will show up in the preview but it still reverts back to the original image above when I sign out and the lock screen appears, when I sign back in and access settings, lock screen the new image is still in the preview, any ideas?
    Do I need to restart for the changes to take place?

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    • WSrobgil
      AskWoody Lounger
      September 9, 2014 at 7:59 pm #1466835

      Restart seems to have worked, I just need to figure out how to get rid of the time, date and wireless signal strength notification’s now.

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    • WSrobgil
      AskWoody Lounger
      September 9, 2014 at 8:03 pm #1466837

      This is strange, when I sign out the old image returns, when I restart the new image appears, I’m going to try changing the settings on the other account to see if its an account thing.

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    • WSrobgil
      AskWoody Lounger
      September 10, 2014 at 2:49 pm #1466924

      So that didn’t work, I reset the other account to the same and nothing changed. When I restart the new image is there, when I sign out the original image is there.
      I cant seem to get rid of the clock, date and signal strength notifications either.
      Any ideas?

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    • WSrobgil
      AskWoody Lounger
      September 10, 2014 at 3:58 pm #1466933

      This is starting to niggle me now, I searched for ”notifications” then clicked ”notification settings” then switched off ”show notifications in the start screen” and still nothing has changed.
      Is this just the way 8.1 is or can I actually change the start screen image with no notifications?

      Or am I barking up the wrong tree? When you sign out of your account and it brings you to a screen that you click to make disappear and show the computers accounts, that’s the lock screen isn’t it?

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    • b
      AskWoody_MVP
      September 10, 2014 at 11:37 pm #1466978

      Under Lock screen settings, click on each icon (up to nine) and change to “Don’t show …”

      37864-LockScreenApps

      Bruce

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    • WSrobgil
      AskWoody Lounger
      September 11, 2014 at 1:58 pm #1467062

      I tried that Bruce, It would seem it is a user account issue. Its a lot of faffing around but seems to be the only way to resolve this issue.

      http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/14485-lock-screen-background-image-set-default-windows-8-a.html

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      • b
        AskWoody_MVP
        September 11, 2014 at 8:52 pm #1467103

        I tried that Bruce, It would seem it is a user account issue. Its a lot of faffing around but seems to be the only way to resolve this issue.

        http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/14485-lock-screen-background-image-set-default-windows-8-a.html

        That’s a good explanation of the fact that you can have both a default or no-user lock screen, as well as one for each user.

        But I was attempting to answer the second part of your question about how to get rid of any notifications at the bottom of the lock screen.

        However, I don’t think you can disable the date, time or network signal on the lock screen. You can only disable the lock screen altogether if you detest it.

        Bruce

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