how do I turn off the autolock in windows 8?

Anonymous
2012-11-12T04:17:14+00:00

After inactivity of around 1 minute in windows 8 the computer locks itself... I have to reenter my password. I have tried everything, power options, personalization, and it's still not taking it off. All of the features that relate to turning off the auto lock are off too. Help please!!

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Anonymous
2012-11-20T23:30:03+00:00

Found a fix, under User Accounts, clicking reset security policies seems to have fixed the issue. Also, it fixed the issue of not being able to change the screensaver timeout. I haven't been able to track down the specific policy caused the problem in the first place, but this works for now.

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-12-26T02:10:51+00:00

    See my question here -

     

    Reset Security Policies

    http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-security/reset-security-policies/7a0a0247-393f-4ed5-9066-2723d321a6d5

     

    I am not sure all versions of Windows 8 display that option, maybe it is only available in Home versions and not Pro versions, which seems a bit odd?

    I can confirm the option isn't there in Win 8 Pro.

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-11-26T19:27:27+00:00

    I can confirm that in my Windows 8 Pro with Media Pack isn't this option available.

    Does anyone knows about any trick to bring this option back?

    This 1 minute incativity logging off is really annoying..

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-11-25T19:32:00+00:00

    See my question here -

    Reset Security Policies

    http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-security/reset-security-policies/7a0a0247-393f-4ed5-9066-2723d321a6d5

    I am not sure all versions of Windows 8 display that option, maybe it is only available in Home versions and not Pro versions, which seems a bit odd?

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  4. Anonymous
    2012-11-25T02:36:40+00:00

    Control Panel -> User Accounts and Family Safety -> User Accounts -> Reset security policies.

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