Windows 10: Windows 11 Idle Screen Timeout setting not working

Good afternoon, I have a windows domain with a GPO setup to lock all computers after 10 minutes of idle activity. The policy had been working fine, until just a few days ago. I have looked at the local machines Windows 11 Pro under gpedit.msc and the policy is still correctly set, however, the machine no longer sleeps after 10 minutes of no activity. Is there any way to monitor if something is actively keeping the machine awake, or an event log that shows idle time?Thank you

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How to change the Screen Timeout settings

Hello,

Welcome to the Microsoft Community.

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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Windows 11 Idle Screen Timeout setting not working

Good afternoon, I have a windows domain with a GPO setup to lock all computers after 10 minutes of idle activity. The policy had been working fine, until just a few days ago. I have looked at the local machines (Windows 11 Pro) under gpedit.msc and the policy is still correctly set, however, the machine no longer sleeps after 10 minutes of no activity.

Is there any way to monitor if something is actively keeping the machine awake, or an event log that shows idle time?

Thank you

 

Windows 10 asks for password after screen turn-off timeout.

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

I understand you would like to disable the password for idle time out. We will assist you to resolve the issue.

I would like to inform you that it is recommended to activate the password even for idle timeout for security reasons.

If you wish to disable it, I suggest you to follow the below steps and check if it helps.

• Go to settings.
• Click on accounts.
• Click on Sign in options.
• On the right side, you will see required sign in.
• Change it to never.

Hope the information helps. Let us know if you need further assistance. We will be happy to help.

Thank you.