Windows 10: Disable/Change timeout Windows 10 Lock Screen on Home edition

After spending time searching how to disable the Windows 10 Home lock screen I finally came across these 2 articles which worked for me.


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how-to-change-the-windows-10-lock-screen-timeout



This is posted to help the hundreds who are still frustrated with this or are told it's only possible on Windows 10 Pro

I hope it helps someone

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Change Lock Screen Display Off Timeout in Windows 10


It won't send you to the lock screen when the timeout has been reached.

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.

You might see if these below may be turning off the display instead.

• Change Turn off Display after Time in Windows 10 Windows 10 Performance Maintenance Tutorials
• Turn On or Off Require Sign-in on Wakeup in Windows 10 Windows 10 User Accounts Tutorials

 

How to change the Screen Timeout settings

Hello,

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I would suggest you to follow the below steps and check if it helps.

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  Right click on the desktop and click on Personalization.
  
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  Click on Lock screen
  
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  On the bottom of the screen click on Screen Timeout.
  
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  Under screen select the Time period accordingly.
  

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Change Lock Screen Display Off Timeout in Windows 10


@Brink I don't think your phrasing is actually what you mean? You can't change computer settings from the lock screen as far as I know. This tutorial is about changing the amount of time it takes for the computer to timeout to "console lock display off," which is set to 1 minute by default and which sends me to the lock screen. I know the lock screen is also accessible by pressing Win+L but this tutorial is certainly not meant to be applied while I am on the lock screen.

I have made sure my display isn't turning off for any other reason (screen saver, sleep, etc), and gone through and completed the steps in this tutorial, including the registry edit that places the console lock display off option in advanced power settings. Changing the numbers to any value in this menu has no impact on how long the computer takes to lock & turn off the display after no action - it is still about 2 minutes. Could there be another computer setting causing it to lock up'?

EDIT: I have a second monitor attached by HDMI, which appears to be the cause of the timeout. When I detach the monitor the computer does not lock up.