Leo squinted at the grey, pre-dawn light filtering through his blinds. He was already late. His laptop, a sleek silver thing that had cost him a month’s salary, sat cold on the desk. He jabbed the power button.
He closed the settings window and locked his PC (Windows key + L). The lock screen flashed: the Tulsa parking lot. He clicked the mouse, swiped up, and the sign-in screen appeared.
The parking lot. Still there. The badger was gone. how to change lock screen windows 11
And if you ever find yourself locked in a silent war with a digital badger, just remember Leo’s lesson: right-click the desktop, go to Personalization > Lock screen, pick your own picture, and for the love of all that is holy, turn on that toggle.
(The hidden trick the badger didn’t want him to know). Below the main image, there was a toggle: “Show lock screen background picture on the sign-in screen.” It was turned Off . Leo squinted at the grey, pre-dawn light filtering
A field of dewy grass. And a single, inexplicably angry-looking badger.
He selected it.
Click on “Lock screen.” Yes. Yes. He was there. A menu opened. It showed three options: Windows Spotlight (the badger’s native habitat), Picture , and Slideshow .