Had the same problem.
Solution: Control Panel/User Accounts/Reset security policies.
How do I keep Windows 8 from logging me out all the time?
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After awhile Windows 8 keeps logging me out. then I have to click then re-enter my password every time.
How can I disable this?
I only have one user account and will not have any others.
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2013-12-27T03:48:51+00:00 Simply go to your Screen Saver settings and uncheck: "On Resume, Display Logon Screen" Worked for me.
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2014-01-03T13:32:39+00:00 Simply go to your Screen Saver settings and uncheck: "On Resume, Display Logon Screen" Worked for me.
That worked for me, but I had to enable the screen saver first. I set it for 500 minutes. BTW on my Surface 2 the options are different for "pc settings - accounts - sign in options - password policy" then on my laptop. On my laptop I don't have a drop down for password policy. Both are Win 8.1. The surface is 8.1 rt of course. Although my laptop is up to date, who knows what patches are applied on different machines.
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2014-01-13T19:21:57+00:00 WORKS, THANKS
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2014-01-16T07:16:05+00:00 Why is something SOOOO basic to using a computer--like not logging us out when we are trying to get work done-- so difficult? The designers who allowed Windows 8 to happen are extremely self-centered if they could not imagine a world where people are not constantly typing actively on the computer when it is integral to getting work done. This makes my job take twice as long. Not to mention the time I am wasting trying to stop it from happening.
We need a Windows 8 Update --and soon. Windows 8/ Windows 7 is like the Cell phone/Landline relationship. More portable at at a great reduction in quality and overall function.
No I am not trying to be helpful. I really want someone from Microsoft to explain why WIndows 8 is so difficult to use? I haven't considered buying a Mac in years, but I think it is time.