How do I stop my computer from locking screen after 15 minutes?

How do I stop my computer from locking screen after 15 minutes?

Right click on your Desktop then choose personalise. On your left choose Lock Screen. Click on Screen Timeout Settings. On the Screen option, Choose Never.

How do I stop my computer from locking after inactivity?

Go to “Appearance and Personalization” Click on “Change screen saver” underneath Personalization on the right (or search in the top right as the option appears to be gone in recent version of windows 10) Under Screen saver, there is an option to wait for “x” minutes to show the log off screen (See below)

How do I make my computer lock screen stay on longer?

Click on the “Change advanced power settings” link at the bottom of the page. A new window should pop up. Scroll down until you see Display, then click on the plus icon to expand the section. Change “Console lock display off timeout” to the number of minutes you want before your lock screen goes into a timeout.

What is console lock display off timeout?

Console lock display off timeout is the amount of minutes Windows will wait idle with no activity while on the lock screen when a user locks the computer before timing out and automatically turning off the display. This will only affect the lock screen that is displayed when a user locks the computer (Win+L).

Why does my laptop lock after a few minutes?

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.

How can I prevent a policy enforced screen lock in Windows?

Press ‘Win + R’ to bring up the run dialog, and then type in: regedit to launch the registry editor. Set its value to 60 minutes or higher. Hit ‘Apply’ and then ‘OK’. Windows will now wait for an hour to turn off the screen, even if you’re on the lock screen.

How do I change the lock screen time on Windows 8?

In Windows 8.1, you can see it in PC & Devices -> Lock screen. Click Control Panel> Administrative Tools> Local Security Policy> Local Policies> Security Options> Interactive Logon: Machine Inactivity Limit>set the time you want.

How do I change the screen timeout on Windows?

Click the Start menu, then Control Panel (gear icon). Click Personalization, then Lock Screen. Optionally, choose a Background option from the dropdown list. Optionally, choose apps that will display status information while the screen is locked (for example, Alarms and Clock or Weather).

What is Consolelock?

“Console Locked” message appears on the Agent Desktop after a short period of inactivity on the site. It requires that you input your password to regain access to the console. We do not wish to keep this lock, but cannot work out how to remove it.