Windows 10: Screen automatically locks after idle period, despite being set to never sleep

A client's computer is constantly locking itself after an indeterminate amount of time idling.


I have set the device to never sleep.

It does not have a screensaver set.

I've changed the system unattended timeout to 0.

Dynamic lock is also off.

We've also changed the keyboard over in case there was something going on with that but the problem remains.


Any advice?

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Lock Screen during Idle

Hi all,

Scenario: I'm sitting at my desk writing on some paper (I'm a mathematician, so I'll regularly pull up articles and just let the computer be idle on them). I'm regularly looking at the article, back to writing, back to the article, etc., without using the
computer much (every few minutes at best). However, despite my best attempts, if I leave the computer idle for 1-2 minutes, the screen goes to the lock screen (whatever the Windows default is, where it shows images of different regions), which I desperately
want it not to do so quickly. If it goes to the lock screen after 15 minutes, that is fine, but as it is set currently, it is simply too quickly.

My question: How do I extend the time before the computer brings up the lock screen? For reference, I have made it so there is no password, and I've changed the "Turn Off Display After:" to "Never" as well as the option for it to enter sleep to never...nothing
has given me what I'm after.

Thanks for any and all help/suggestions!!

 

Bluetooth still on while idle

Thanks for following the steps. Now, the settings won't take effect if you are only using normal PC idle mode. Normal functionality of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi settings are to stay connected even if PC is idle. With the settings that you have created, we would
suggest that you set your PC to automatically go to Sleep or
Hibernate once idle. In this way, the settings "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power" should take effect.

To set your PC to automatically go to Sleep or Hibernate when idle, please follow these steps:

• Open Control Panel, set view by: Small
  icons.
• Look for Power Options.
• Click on Change when the computer sleeps on the left pane.
• Set a timer.

Please try it out. Hope it helps. If you have any other concerns, don't hesitate to come back to us.

 

Computer idle to lock screen instead of sleep.

I have a strange question that I haven't seen asked yet. For aesthetic reasons, i would like my pc to cycle back to the lock screen when idle for 10 minutes. I have already extended the time which the lock screen will stay displayed to an hour, but
i would like my pc to enter this screen on its own, much like it would go to sleep. I have seen settings which auto-lock the pc, but this only displays an image or a blank screen rather than the the full lock screen (time, date, apps, cortana, etc.). Is this
even a possible option?