Windows 10 PC goes to lock screen after 2 minutes

Anonymous
2018-01-08T18:24:24+00:00

Screen saver set at 15 minutes, yet after 2 minutes of inactivity display goes blank requiring "enter" to get lock screen . I must always move my mouse to stay "active." Can't seem to find a solution online that works. 

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*Original title: Windows 10: PC goes to lock screen after 2 minutes*

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Anonymous
2018-11-14T19:39:45+00:00

The setting to fix this is "System unattended sleep timeout" in advanced power settings. (Control Panel\Hardware and Sound\Power Options\Edit Plan Settings > change advanced power settings).

However this setting is hidden because Microsoft wants waste our time and make our lives miserable. 

To un-hide it, you need to change a registry attribute value data from 1 to 2 at the following registry path:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SYSTEM > CurrentControlSet > Control > Power > PowerSettings > 238C9FA8-0AAD-41ED-83F4-97BE242C8F20 > 7bc4a2f9-d8fc-4469-b07b-33eb785aaca0

Full instructions:

  1. windows key + R
  2. type regedit and hit enter
  3. click Yes if asked
  4. on registry editor - ctrl+F
  5. search for 7bc4a2f9-d8fc-4469-b07b-33eb785aaca0
  6. wait, can take a while to find
  7. when found, double click attributes on the right pane
  8. change value data to 2
  9. hit ok, close registry editor.
  10. Right click the start button > power options > Additional power settings > Change Plan Settings > change advanced power settings
  11. expand Sleep
  12. expand System unattended sleep timeout
  13. change both values to zero for never or set your preferred value.

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-01-07T19:07:51+00:00

    I tried everything even everything suggested before I got to your post and nothing had worked. Thank you so much for sharing:)

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-01-08T17:35:17+00:00

    So I have been fighting this for a while and have tried everything listed here....

    I noticed that the timing is based on my screen saver setting, even with it disabled, the computer will sleep based on the timing set there... 

    So I can set the timing there, however, for some reason, it will not let me set it for more than 20 minutes, if I change it to something more than 20 minutes, and hit ok or apply, whenever I reopen the screen saver settings, it will be set back to 20 minutes.

    Does anyone know how to increase the maximum time here, as I believe that would allow me to prevent the screen from sleeping.

    I have tried setting the timing via reg edit and group policy edit with no success.

    Thanks,

    Andrew

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  3. Anonymous
    2019-03-06T10:07:31+00:00

    A million thankewes!

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-09-05T08:56:14+00:00

    Hi Mr. Nelson,

    Sorry your inconvenience and thank you for your valuable question. Lots of people in my organization have trouble with both wanting lock screen and not wanting lock screen. If my understanding is right, I would suggest you to see the below mentioned article (if not tried already) and see if it helps. I am confident that your query will be resolved. If the issue continues or if my understanding is different from yours, please do let me know. Awaiting your kind reply.

    https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/1815283-gpo-to-set-screensaver-for-windows-10-without-locking-screen

    Note: This is a non-Microsoft website. The page appears to be providing accurate, safe information. Watch out for ads on the site that may advertise products frequently classified as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Products). Thoroughly research any product advertised on the site before you decide to download and install it. 

    Please let me know, if that helps and feel free to ask back any question. 

    Kind Regards

    Henning

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