Windows 10: Windows 11 - Screen Timeout and Screensaver are not working

I am running Windows 11 and the screen timeout and screensaver function is not working at all regardless of the settings I use. Both functions were working , but stop working about two weeks ago. I am thinking that it might be a registry issue, but not sure. I am hoping that someone has a fix for this issue.

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Screensaver timeout overwrites screen timeout in lock screen

Dear all,

I have a weird issue in Windows 10 with the screensaver while the PC is locked.

The screensaver timeout seems to overwrite the screen timout in the power settings, unless I set those to "Never".

For example:

Wait time for screensaver: 15 minutes

Time for the screen to turn off in power settings: 30 minutes

-> When I lock my PC, the screen is turned off after 15 minutes

I can set the timeouts to any value I want (iE show screensaver after 1 minute and turn off screen after 1 hour), in lock screen the screen will always be turned of after the wait time in the screensaver settings.

Only when I set the screen timeout to "Never", the screensaver will play in lock screen after the defined wait time.

Is there any way to fix this?

Our communications department wants to share information via the screensaver, but as a company with emphasis on sustainability we still want the screens to power off after a while.

Thank you!

 

Screensaver shortcut

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I would suggest you to try the following steps and check if that helps.

• Go to the folder C:\Windows\System32 and sort by file type.
• Look for the screensaver file type (.scr).
• Find the file scrnsave.scr(you can choose any of the screensavers).
• Right click and select send to>desktop (create shortcut). The shortcut on my attachment, but when i click on it my screen goes off and on and nothing else.

 

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.

• 
  Right click on the desktop and click on Personalization.
  
• 
  Click on Lock screen
  
• 
  On the bottom of the screen click on Screen Timeout.
  
• 
  Under screen select the Time period accordingly.
  

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