Screen Saver timeout. Specifies how much user idle time must elapse before the screen saver is launched. When configured, this idle time can be set from a minimum of 1 second to a maximum of 86400 seconds, or 24 hours. If set to zero, the screen saver will not launch. If the policy setting is disabled or not configured.
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Delaying the Lock Screen. To increase the time it takes the lock screen to appears on your idle computer, just right click the desktop, choose Personalize and pick Screen Saver. In the Screen Saver Settings box change the wait time to a higher value, check On resume, display logon screen and choose OK. That’s it!
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How to delay Windows 8 lock screen. up vote 11 down vote favorite. 1. On Windows 8 (Pro), Windows goes to the lock screen after 10-15 minutes of idle time, requiring a password. I see how to disable the lock screen, but my question is:
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Windows 8, 7, and Vista. 1  In Windows 8, press Win-c, and choose , and then . In Windows 7 and Vista, from the menu, click 2  . In the Control Panel, click 3  . Under Personalization, click 4  . In the Screen saver section of the resulting window, from the pull-down menu, select your desired screen saver. Click .
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Windows XP. 1  Right-click the desktop and, from the menu that appears, select 2  . In the Display Properties window, select the tab. 3  From the Screen Saver list, select the desired screen saver.  To preview the new settings, 1  click . To save your changes and exit, in the Display Properties window, click .
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Here's an update. I tried the screen saver settings everyone mentioned. I also then found an Advanced Power Plan settings here: eightforums.com/tutorials/…. When the screensaver comes on, it still goes to the new Win 8 lock screen and requires a password.
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Windows 8, 7, and Vista. 1  In Windows 8, press Win-c, and choose , and then 2  . In the Control Panel, click 3  . Under Personalization, click 4  . In the Screen saver section of the resulting window, from the pull-down menu, select your desired screen saver.  You also have the following options: To preview your new screen saver, click .
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How to delay Windows 8 lock screen. On Windows 8 (Pro), Windows goes to the lock screen after 10-15 minutes of idle time, requiring a password. Can I increase the delay time from ~10 minutes to 120 minutes? In your commuter power options there is an option to control the amount of idle time before screen goes off.
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Give it a quick test: press the Windows Key + L and you should see the password input box instead of that inane lock screen. If you don’t have the group policy editor, I don’t think Windows 8 core has it, you can accomplish the same magic with the registry editor. From the Start Screen, type it out and press enter.
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Windows 10 Screen Saver wait time keeps resetting to 1 minute. I set my screen saver wait time to 30 minutes and all is well until I power down my machine. When I power back up the screen saver wait time is reset to 1 minute and then the screen saver never initiates. I have to reset the wait time to anything other than 1 minute before the screen saver starts working. BUT after powering down then rebooting, the wait time is reset back to 1 minute.
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-other_settings/windows-10-screen-saver-wait-time-keeps-resetting/86bc54b9-0342-4769-ae28-3d44d7b61546
how do i delay screensaver
One can delay a screen saver by changing the wait time to a higher value in the Screen Saver Setting Box.