If you don t want your pc to switch off in such a short time here is how you can change the default setting by yourself in just two steps.
Windows 10 lock screen timeout default.
As i said before there is no visible option to change the lock screen timeout in windows 10.
The console lock display off timeout may not be available in some windows 10 configs.
So backup your registry and continue.
By default the lock screen times out in 60 seconds and the display turns off.
To start press win r type regedit and press the enter button to open the windows registry.
By default windows 10 lock screen automatically turns off after you ve been inactive for over a minute.
If your windows 10 lock screen timeout is too short here are two ways you can change it.
To change how often your screen times out or sleeps follow this steps.
By default windows 10 s lock screen times out and switches off your monitor after one minute.
Change lock screen timeout in windows 10.
On the popup window expand the display section and then the console lock display off timeout section.
The same windows 10 lock screen is also visible when you lock the computer.
Right click an empty space on your desktop.
On the settings screen click lock screen.
Set the time you would like to display your lock screen.
The option to modify lock screen timeout settings is disabled or.
Adjusting the lock screen timeout in windows 10 can help you look at your lock screen longer.
This is called a timeout and it s implemented to save power and battery life however some users may be looking to spend more or even less time with the lock screen active.
By default windows 10 turns off the display after a minute when the pc is locked but you can easily adjust the timeout setting when you want to see the background images and lock screen.
Windows 10 will switch off your monitor and the lock screen will time out if no gesture is made after one minute by default.
Change windows 10 lock screen timeout from desktop.
If you want to you can change windows 10 lock screen timeout so that the display turn off time is over or under 60 seconds.
However you can enable the option using a simple registry edit.