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Dynamic Lock is Not Working? How to Fix or Reset it
You should check if you have the feature enabled
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
updated onOctober 4, 2023
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With theDynamic Lock feature available on Windows 10and Windows 11, users can easily lock their PCs as soon as they move away from them. This feature works brilliantly without needing an additional camera or hardware setup. It only requires Bluetooth.
However, several users have reported that theDynamic Lock is not working for them. Thankfully, in this guide, we will give you a bunch of solutions to help them resolve the Dynamic Lock not working problem in Windows 11. So let us get right into it.
Why isn’t the Dynamic Lock working on Windows 11 PC?
Dynamic Lock screen uses a phone which is paired with your PC. It remains inside the user’s pocket; when the user moves away, the PC recognizes the same and locks the screen.
We did some internet digging and discovered the most common reasons why the Dynamic Lock is not working on your Windows 11 PC.
Let us check out the solutions that will help you resolve the Dynamic Lock is not working problem.
How to fix Dynamic Lock not working problem?
1. Enable Dynamic Lock
After following the above steps, take your paired phone away from the laptop and check if this fixed the issue.
2. Unpair and pair your phone
Often there are some issues with the paired device, which could create trouble with features using the Bluetooth function. You can easily re-pair your phone with your laptop and check whether this fixes the issue.
3. Update the Bluetooth driver
Chances are that the Bluetooth driver is corrupt or outdated, which is causing the issue. However, you can update the driver by following the above steps from the Device Manager.
However, you can also use a dedicated tool calledOutbyte Driver Updater. Using Outbyte Driver Updater, you can easily update all drivers on your PC, perform schedule scans, create driver backups, and much more.
Outbyte Driver Updater
4. Tweak the registry editor
When you set the Value data to 1 for the EnableGoodbye entry in the registry, you enable the Dynamic Lock feature on your PC.
As already mentioned, the feature wasn’t enabled or showing for some users. Also, some users have reported that the Dynamic Lock feature is greyed out for them. However, this can be easily fixed by following the above steps.
5. Enable from Group Policy Editor
You can also enable the Dynamic Lock feature on your PC from the group policy editor. This could also fix your issue of the Dynamic Lock feature not working.
6. Reset your PC
If nothing works, you should reset your PC and check if this fixes the Dynamic Lock not working issue.
Sometimes main system files related to a feature get corrupt and cause issues. In such a case, you should reset the PC following the above steps and resolve the problem.
That is it from us in this guide. You can learn the steps tochange the screen timeout settingsin 5 different ways.
Let us know in the comments below which one of the above solutions resolved the issue of the Dynamic Lock feature not working.
Sagar Naresh
Sagar is a web developer and technology journalist. Currently associated with WindowsReport and SamMobile. When not writing, he is either at the gym sweating it out or playing country music on his guitar.
He is an avid traveler and has been to 15 countries, going to more places soon. TRAVEL and WORK is his mantra for a peaceful life.
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