Windows 10: My PC locks itself or sleeps while I am in the middle of using it.

My Windows PC - despite having auto sleep and dynamic lock disabled will lock itself / go to sleep while I am writing an email, while I am on a call, while I am working in a spredsheet - doesn't matter I can be mid mouse click or keystroke and I will have to log back in and it is driving me crazy. On top of that scouring the Internet and AI GPTs has provided no answers as well. Am I SoL?

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Lock screen not working on sleep

Hi Polly,

To be able to lock your screen while on Sleep mode, you can follow these steps:

• Press the Windows key.
• Type Sign in and hit
  Enter.
• Select the option When PC wakes up from sleep under Require Sign-in.

If you have other questions, don't hesitate to reach out.

Thank you.

 

PC Build Steps

Ok just because I like steps i am going to create some steps. Please give me the stamp of approval/disapproval

• Install system in case
  • Remember to connect SSD and optical to same SATA ports on motherboard
• Turn on PC
• setup HDD
• run blend test in prime95 for 30-60 min
  • run realtemp at the same time

• While in Prime95 test
  • if CPU goes above 70c in RealTemp, I have a leaky CPU
  • if my system locks up or blue screens, there is an instability in the system somewhere
  • if my system does not lock up or blue screen, my CPU is not damaged and I am in the clear!

What do you guys think??

 

pc wont enter into sleep or lock screen.

Hi king skully,



Welcome to Microsoft Community.



It sounds like your PC doesn't enter into sleep or lock screen after a predetermined time. Sorry to hear this.

1. While system sleep and monitor sleep are two different things, it is possible that an app blocking your system from sleeping is also blocking your monitor from going to sleep. To find out which app is blocking sleep, follow this step.
   
   • Open Command Prompt with admin rights.
     
   • Run this command: powercfg /requests.
     
   • The list of apps that the command returns are blocking the system from sleeping.
     
2. Remove all external devices.
   
3. Restore your system to a system restore point if you've created before when your system works well.
   
   
   
   
   

Feel free to let me know how it goes.







Best Regards,

Evelyn | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

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