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
    2018-06-17T07:27:02+00:00

    I had the same issue too, to solve it go to

    setting > system > power  & sleep > click on 'change slideshow settings' > click 'advanced slideshow setting' then disable the option that says 'when my PC is inactive, show lock screen .....'

    hope this helps

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-09-04T18:01:41+00:00

    Problem start just recently (9/1?)

    Was all set to Never (turn off screen, go to sleep).

    Tried all of the above (although the navigation of the power, lock and screen saver settings aren't consistent with some of the above).

    IT STILL blanks AND LOCKS

    Send an update to STOP this behavior.

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-06-17T17:31:59+00:00

    All this did wad to eliminate my chisen photo on the lock screen.  My hatred for Windows is deep.  Now after the latest update they have stupid “Windows Hello” that does not function other than to hassle me for three minutes and three useless clicks every time I turn on my pc.  I hate Windows!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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