Quick Tip: How To Remove Your Email Address from the Lock Screen in Windows 10

Technically anyone could walk up to your locked Windows 10 device and grab your email address but you can prevent that from happening.

Richard Hay, Senior Content Producer

August 15, 2016

1 Min Read
Quick Tip: How To Remove Your Email Address from the Lock Screen in Windows 10

Did you know that anyone could walk up to your locked Windows 10 PC or tablet and quickly grab your email address?

In fact, they can do it even if your device is locked using a password, PIN, or Windows Hello biometric authentication with your face or fingerprint.

No, it is not a security issue either and they will never get past your Lock Screen however, there is a simple setting to turn off the display of your email address.

Here is what your Lock Screen looks like with your email displayed.

This screen can be accessed from the Lock Screen by tapping any key on your Windows 10 PC or tablet.

If you head into Windows Settings>Accounts>Sign-in options and then scroll down to Privacy near the bottom of the settings page you can remove it very quickly.

Just toggle the On/Off button to Off and your email address will no longer be displayed on your Lock Screen.

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About the Author

Richard Hay

Senior Content Producer, IT Pro Today (Informa Tech)

I served for 29 plus years in the U.S. Navy and retired as a Master Chief Petty Officer in November 2011. My work background in the Navy was telecommunications related so my hobby of computers fit well with what I did for the Navy. I consider myself a tech geek and enjoy most things in that arena.

My first website – AnotherWin95.com – came online in 1995. Back then I used GeoCities Web Hosting for it and WindowsObserver.com is the result of the work I have done on that site since 1995.

In January 2010 my community contributions were recognized by Microsoft when I received my first Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award for the Windows Operating System. Since then I have been renewed as a Microsoft MVP each subsequent year since that initial award. I am also a member of the inaugural group of Windows Insider MVPs which began in 2016.

I previously hosted the Observed Tech PODCAST for 10 years and 317 episodes and now host a new podcast called Faith, Tech, and Space. 

I began contributing to Penton Technology websites in January 2015 and in April 2017 I was hired as the Senior Content Producer for Penton Technology which is now Informa Tech. In that role, I contribute to ITPro Today and cover operating systems, enterprise technology, and productivity.

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