Windows 10: Windows 11- How to enable "Requires Password when PC wakes up from Sleep" ?

I can't find the option to enable "Requires Password when PC wakes up from Sleep" on Windows 11.What it does it, every time the PC goes to sleep, if I wake it up, then it should ask me for Windows password or Windows Hello PIN.

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Enable Require password on Wake up Windows 10

To further troubleshoot the issue, we suggest disabling and
enabling the Require a password on wakeup settings on your power plan
by following the steps below:

• Open the Advanced power settings for your current chosen
  power plan.
• Click on the Change settings that are currently unavailable link.
• Set the Require a password on wakeup settings to Yes
  or No, and click on OK.

Once done with the steps, let us know how it goes.

 

Windows 11 Not Asking for Password on Wake from Sleep

For some reason, even after changing options in GPEdit, the OS refuses to ask me for a password when I wake the computer from sleep (without first locking the computer).

For context, the user account is a local user account.

I tried following the instructions from Claudeeera on another post (obviously enabling these options instead of disabling) to enable requiring a password from sleep. This didn't work even after a reboot.




Is there a way to tell Windows 11 that I want a password to be required when waking the computer from a sleep state (without having to first lock the computer, reveal the password screen, then select sleep)?

 

Windows 10 does not require a password option, when waking up from sleep.

Hi Yashwanth Kotakuri,

Thanks for your quick reply. Problems is I have already performed the steps you outline 3 times, (including re-boot), without resolve.

Thus I write here in hopes to find out why.

History, this machine was an updrade to Win 10 from Win 7. In Win 7 the settings were to require a password on waking from sleep.

I performed the steps you have outlined thinking it would overwrite the Win 7 settings however it did not.

In an email received from Microsoft Community on Sun 24/04/16 02:31 stating the same information received from Kotakuri above.

From: Microsoft Community [L: mailto:*** Email address is removed for privacy ***]

Sent: 24 April 2016 2:31 AM

To: L:
*** Email address is removed for privacy ***

Subject: Reply marked as answer: Windows 10 does not require a password option, when waking up from sleep.

I attempt to reply by standard email including attached screen snaps however that email failed.

My reply excluding attachments:

From: David Horton [mailto:*** Email address is removed for privacy ***]

Sent: 24 April 2016 10:25 AM

To: 'Microsoft Community'

Subject: RE: Reply marked as answer: Windows 10 does not require a password option, when waking up from sleep.

Hello

Again I try the steps suggested without success:

* Press Windows key, type
Power Options and select same from the list.

• This step does nothing more than bringing up the start menu.
• So I chose Start\Settings then type
  Power Options and select same from the list.
• See Attachment: Power Options - 001.png

* Click Require a password on wakeup
on left side panel,

• This step brings up the window: Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Power Options\System Settings.
• See Attachment: Power Options - 002.png

* Click Change settings that are currently unavailable,
and under password protection on wakeup, select radio button
Require a password (recommended)

• This step allows for adjustment and as we see the radio button
  Require a password has already been selected, then
  Click Change settings that are currently unavailable,
  and under password protection on wakeup, select radio button
  Don’t require a password and save settings.
• See Attachment: Power Options - 003.png
• Click Change settings that are currently unavailable,
  and under password protection on wakeup, select radio button
  Require a passwordand save settings.
• See Attachment: Power Options - 004.png

* Click Apply and
OK.

• I wait for the computer to go to sleep and wait to hear the fan settle down then move the mouse and the machine wakes up without requiring a password.
• So I go further: Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Power Options\Edit Plan Settings and adjust the Put The Computer To Sleep: to 3 minutes and Save Changes.
• See Attachment: Power Options - 005.png
• I walk away, make a coffee and come back and check the computer in 6 minutes and still the computer wakes up without requiring a password.
  

I could not find the answer to my problem in your forum and the links in the email below do not take me to the original
thread allowing me to answer in the
thread.

Thus I answer by this email in hopes to find a resolve.

PS: I am not new to computers, windows or mac and I am a qualifies mechanical engineer of 30 years if It helps.

Best Regards

Dr_Horton