Windows 10: Screen locks after 5 minutes - common solutions not helping

I have the exact same problem as Max here, so I repost closed and unsolved question.

Hi there,


I am encountering difficulty with my screen automatically locking after 5 minutes of inactivity. All fixes I have tried have failed to fix the problem. So far I have tried:

• Disabling the "On resume, display logon screen" checkbox in Screen Saver Settings
• Editing the Registry and modifying the "Console lock display off timeout" setting under Advanced Plan Options
• Adding an InactivityTimeoutSecs value of 0x00000000 to the registry under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\
• Using Command Prompt and powercfg.exe to modify /SETACVALUEINDEX SCHEME_CURRENT SUB_VIDEO VIDEOCONLOCK as well as /SETDCVALUEINDEX SCHEME_CURRENT SUB_VIDEO VIDEOCONLOCK
• Some other fixes I can't remember at the moment

None of these fixes have helped. I can get the screen to timeout after FEWER than 5 minutes, but not more. I don't want to disable the automatic lock screen, I just want it to happen after 15 or 20 minutes instead of 5. Is there any way to determine what is causing this automatic timeout?


Any help would be appreciated.


-Max

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Screen locks after 5 minutes - common solutions not helping

Hi there,

I am encountering difficulty with my screen automatically locking after 5 minutes of inactivity. All fixes I have tried have failed to fix the problem. So far I have tried:

• Disabling the "On resume, display logon screen" checkbox in Screen Saver Settings
• Editing the Registry and modifying the "Console lock display off timeout" setting under Advanced Plan Options
• Adding an InactivityTimeoutSecs value of (0x00000000) to the registry under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\
• Using Command Prompt and powercfg.exe to modify /SETACVALUEINDEX SCHEME_CURRENT SUB_VIDEO VIDEOCONLOCK (as well as /SETDCVALUEINDEX SCHEME_CURRENT SUB_VIDEO VIDEOCONLOCK)
• Some other fixes I can't remember at the moment

None of these fixes have helped. I can get the screen to timeout after FEWER than 5 minutes, but not more. I don't want to disable the automatic lock screen, I just want it to happen after 15 or 20 minutes instead of 5. Is there any way to determine what
is causing this automatic timeout?

Any help would be appreciated.

-Max

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Screen locks after 5 minutes - common solutions not helping

Hi Max,

For further checking, we'd like to ask if have you tried to change the "Wait" time to 15minutes? If yes, what was the result?





We're looking forward to your reply.

 

Screen locks after 5 minutes - common solutions not helping

To determine program is causing the issue, we suggest performing a clean boot. For your reference, please check this
article.

Let us know the result.