How to disable Windows 8 lock screen?

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Published on 2012-03-07T17:27:17Z Indexed on 2012/06/01 22:43 UTC
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So I took a plunge and installed Windows 8 Consumer Preview on my main home PC. So far so good, but there is one annoyance - the system "locks" the computer after a period of inactivity causing me to re-enter my password.

I really would like to avoid this, but have no idea how. I already tried the power settings (no pass on wake up) and the screen saver settings with no luck. Is this some sort of bug, or am I missing something?

P.S. In this case I favor convenience over security.

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