The Windows 11 lock screenisn't a monolith, and you can customize it to suit your needs that much more. Here are a few ways to do it.

Windows 11 (and 10) users have been in a bit of an odd place with the lock screen after Microsoft brought widgets to it - but that'll change soon enough, with a proper set of customization options ...

Has the Windows Lock Screen Language changed automatically? Or did you change the display language, but the lock screen still shows the original language?

Microsoft pushed a new Release Preview build for Windows Insiders. One of its hidden features is the new Lock Screen widgets, which were spotted earlier in one of the recent Windows 10 updates.

The latest optional update for Windows 11 22H2 and 23H2 brings improvements and bug fixes worth updating for.

Windows 11's lock screen will soon support customizing which widgets appear. The change entered testing with Windows Insiders recently with the release of Windows 11 Build 22635.4870.

To customize your lock screen widgets, navigate to Settings > Personalization > Lock screen. New! We have enabled the Gamepad keyboard layout for the touch keyboard in Windows 11.