How to fix screen locking after a minute or after a few minutes

Creation date: 10/6/2025 1:29 PM    Updated: 10/6/2025 1:29 PM   lock locking screen saver screensaver sleep time timeout windows windows 10 windows 11
This seems to be a bug in Windows that can be fixed by doing the following:

  1. Click on the Start Menu
  2. Type: Screen saver
  3. Click on "Change Screen Saver"
  4. Choose any Screen Saver from the drop down.
  5. Change the "Wait" time to 30 minutes.
  6. Change Screen Saver back to "(None)"
  7. Click "OK" at the bottom.

Your screen should now only lock after 30 minutes as it's supposed to.
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