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Discus and support Why after setting the screen saver to 15 minutes does the display still shut off after 1... in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; I have read and followed the previous forum threads to attempt to stop the display screen from being turned off after 1 minute of non use. Screen... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by RobertBuenger1, Feb 19, 2019.

  1. Why after setting the screen saver to 15 minutes does the display still shut off after 1...


    I have read and followed the previous forum threads to attempt to stop the display screen from being turned off after 1 minute of non use. Screen saver and power options have been set to 15 minutes before I would want the screen to shut off to no avail. What's wrong?

    :)
     
    RobertBuenger1, Feb 19, 2019
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  2. Screen saver starting automatically after 1 minute of inactivity

    Hi,



    Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



    I understand it can be frustrating when the settings of Windows are not working the way they are supposed to.



    1. Which build version of Windows 10 you are using currently?
    2. What is the exact model of the PC?


    Refer the article to know
    Which Windows operating system am I running?




    I suggest you to follow the steps mentioned below and check if that helps.



    Method 1:



    Run the power troubleshooter. Follow the steps mentioned below to run the troubleshooter.



    1. Go to Settings >
      Update & security > Troubleshoot.
    2. Under Find and fix problems look for
      Power.
    3. Click on it and select
      Run the troubleshooter
      .
    4. Follow the on-screen instructions.


    Method 2:



    Change the screen saver time and check.



    1. Go to Settings >
      Personalization > Lock screen.
    2. Now click on Screen saver settings.
    3. On the screen saver window change the
      wait time as per your choice.
    4. Click on Apply and
      OK.


    Hope it helps.



    Regards,

    Prakhar Khare

    Microsoft Community – Moderator
     
    Prakhar_Khare, Feb 19, 2019
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  3. EdEAM Win User
    Howto change screen saver settings?

    HI,

    My problem is that no matter how I try I can't budge the screen saver setting from 1 minute. I set it to 30minutes and it defaults back to 1 minute. This is so unbelievably frustrating. Is there a solution to this?
     
    EdEAM, Feb 19, 2019
    #3
  4. moondoggy Win User

    Why after setting the screen saver to 15 minutes does the display still shut off after 1...

    Screen Saver Resets to 1 Minute - Here's What Fixed it for Me


    I'd like to suggest another option that seems to work for me and I'd like some feedback as to whether it work for others. Here's what I did:

    Start/Search and type gpedit.msc, Right click the gpedit results and Run As Administrator. In the Elevated Group Policy Editor, on the Left Panel, go to User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Control Panel/Personalization/Enable Screen Saver and enable the Policy. Once you have enabled that policy, go down and also enable Screen Saver Timeout. Note that in the Screen Saver Timeout policy there's an option to set the number of second for the timeout with the default being 900 seconds or 15 minutes.
    Once you've enabled both policies and set the timeout if different from the default, exit the group policy editor. If you now go the screen saver settings in Control Panel you will notice that the wait period will match the minutes you entered in the group policy editor but it will be grayed out preventing you from changing the value unless you go back into the group policy editor and change it there.
    Many were complaining that the wait value reverts to 1 and that is why they turned off fast booting but I have fast booting turned on and with the group policy changes I made my wait time is no longer reverting to 1 minute and remains at 15 minutes.

    Will someone please give this a try to see of this solves the problem of the wait time reverting to 1 if you have fast booting turned on? If it doesn't work all you need to go is go back into the group policy editor and set both policies to "Not Configured".
     
    moondoggy, Feb 19, 2019
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