A Lock screen is a computer user interface on a computer or mobile phone. It requires the user to enter a password, pin and swipe the screen upwards if the screen is a touchscreen to gain access. The lock screen displays whenever the user shuts down, restarts, or leaves the machine alone for some time.
An app is an application that allows the user to perform a specific task. The user can customize the Lock screen with pictures. But what if the user wants to add an app to the Lock screen? In this tutorial, we will explain the steps to add apps to the Lock screen.
Let us see the procedure in detail.
Open Settings.
The Personalization settings will appear
Click Lock screen. You will see two different options for adding apps:
To set a quick status icon for an app, click a Plus ‘+’ Button.
A small window will appear to choose an app. Select an app you want to add to your lock screen, and click the other Plus Buttons to add more apps to the Lock screen.
Windows will automatically save these apps when selected. If you do not want a detailed status app, select None.
Next, under Choose apps to show quick status click on the e’+’ icons to show various app options. Click on the one’s you want, one by one. You can set up to 7 apps to show quick status.
Once you do this, you may close the System settings window. The next time you boot Windows 10, you will see the app icons in the bottom right corner of your lock screen.
In this way, you can show notifications, reminders, alarms, and more on the lock screen. It should be apps you often use because the Lock screen does not show apps you do not use, and there will be no notification, but if you often use these apps, both the app and notification will show on the Lock screen.
While on the subject of lock screens, there are ways where you can change the Windows Lock Screen, if you don’t like the default one.
This is just one of the many Windows 10 Tips and Tricks we have covered.
Updated on May 6, 2023 Tags: Lock Screen
Anand Khanse is the Admin of TheWindowsClub.com, a 10-year Microsoft MVP (2006-16) & a Windows Insider MVP (2016-2022). Please read the entire post & the comments first, create a System Restore Point before making any changes to your system & be careful about any 3rd-party offers while installing freeware.