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  • Windows 10 1809
  • Desktop computer

Settings > Power & sleep > Screen > When plugged in, turn off after > 15 minutes enter image description here

Control Panel > Power options > Edit Plan Settings > Turn off the display > 15 minutes enter image description here

Control Panel > Power options > Edit Plan Settings > Change advanced power setting > Display > Turn off display after > 15 minutes

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Despite all these settings set to turn off the screen after 15 minutes my screen turns off after 5 minutes.

Where else is there to change screen time out settings to have the screen turn off after user desired interval?

Dean Kuga
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My screen saver was set to none and Wait was set to 5 minutes so it was actually screen saver that was kicking in. The same effect would be if the screen saver was set to "Blank".

Dean Kuga
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When untouched, the Windows 10 Lock Screen times out and switches off your screen after one minute. This can be adjusted via the registry:

  1. Open the Registry Editor by searching for Regedit in the start menu or search bar
  2. Navigate to the following path with the bar on the side: Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\PowerSettings\7516b95f-f776-4464-8c53-06167f40cc99\8EC4B3A5-6868-48c2-BE75-4F3044BE88A7
  3. Double left-click the Attributes value to open the Properties window in the right hand-pane
  4. Change the value in the Value data box from 1 to 2, then click OK
  5. Go to Power Options in the Control Panel and click change plan settings
  6. Click on Change Advanced Power Options
  7. Expand the Display item and choose Console lock display off timeout
boardtc
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I was just having this kind of issue. This solution fixed it:

In your "Power & sleep" settings, set your screen to never turn off if it's plugged in.

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More information on my situation:

  • I would lock my computer to go to the bathroom, come back in 3-5 minutes and see my screen turned off.
  • Setting my screen-saver to kick in after 9999 minutes (as suggested by another answer here) didn't solve the problem.
Nathan Wailes
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I would advise to open the Windows Power Options and modify any other power plans that may be becoming active. The sleep settings are specific to each power plan, so if it is being switched on idle or otherwise, then the sleep settings would be adopted from the other power plan.

chocka
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