If your computer is inactive for 30 minutes, then Windows 11 turns off the screen. Whenever you leave your desk, you should always lock your computer. It ensures that sensitive information cannot be accessed by someone who doesn’t have authorization.
Whether at home or your workplace, this step should always be necessary. If you forget to lock your screen, you can set timers to ensure that the computer locks on its own after a while of inactivity. This risewindows post will guide you on how to change the lock screen timeout on Windows 11.
How to Change the Screen Turn off Timeout on Windows 11 using the Settings app?
To change the screen turn off timeout using the Settings app, and do the following:-
Step 1. Firstly, open the Settings app by clicking
Step 2. Select the
Step 3. From the right sidebar of “System,” click on the
Step 4. Then, expand the Screen and sleep header by clicking on it.
Step 5. After that, select a new timeout from the “When plugged in, turn off my screen after” drop-down list.
Step 6. At last, you need to repeat the same for the other options, “On battery power, turn off my screen after.” Skip this step if you use a desktop computer.
After it’s done, close the Setting app.
How to Change the Screen Turn-off Timeout on Windows 11 via Control Panel?
On Windows 11, it is possible to change the screen timeout through Control Panel. For that, you need to use the following steps:-
Step 1. Firstly, open Control Panel.
Step 2. Now, select
Step 3. Then, on the next screen that appears, click on the
Step 4. After that, click on the link
Step 5. At last, select a new timeout from the drop-down list of
Step 6. Click the
Please note that if required, you need to repeat the previous steps for other plans. For different power plans, you can assign different timeouts.
Once you are done, close the control panel.
How to Change the Screen Turn-off Timeout on Windows 11 using Windows PowerShell?
It is also possible to change the screen-off period on Windows 11 using a simple command in Windows PowerShell. To change the Windows 11 screen turn-off timeout from PowerShell, use the following:-
Step 1. Firstly, open Windows PowerShell with elevated rights.
Step 2. In the administrative Windows PowerShell, enter the following command to change the screen off time for when on battery mode:-
powercfg -change -monitor-timeout-dc X
Note:- Please replace “X” with your preferred time specified in minutes. The above command will set screen turn-off time-out when your computer is on battery power.
To set screen turn-off time-out when your computer is plugged in, execute the following command:-
powercfg -change -monitor-timeout-ac X
Note:- Please replace “X” with your preferred time specified in minutes. The above command will set screen turn-off time-out when your computer is plugged in.
That’s it.
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