Computer locks after few minutes

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Computer locks after few minutes

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Someone's computer locks-up after a few minutes. Is this now a Power setting? Because I can't see an option that says "lock the computer" just "turn off the display".
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1. It might be the setting that enables a password after waking from sleep.
To disable:
Click Start.
Click Control Panel.
Click Power Options.
Change advanced power settings
Additional settings
Click on “Require Password on Wakeup” on the left pane.
Select the option “Don’t require a password.”

Note: when your computer wakes from sleep, anyone can access the data because the computer isn’t locked.

2. It might be the screensaver needing a password?
Go to the "Control Panel".
Click on "Appearance and Personalization".
Click on "Change Screen Saver".
Unclick "On resume, display logon screen".
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Re: Computer locks after few minutes

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Thank you @Rudi
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Pleasure Andy :)

Regarding the screensaver password: It is interesting to note that the prompt for a password can still be activated even if one does NOT have the screensaver activated. The PC can simply lock without the screensaver initiating.
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Re: Computer locks after few minutes

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It sounds like it could be a power-saving setting or a screensaver issue. I've had similar problems before, and it turned out that my computer was set to sleep too quickly. I’d recommend checking the power settings for sleep or hibernation options, as those can lead to the lock screen appearing. Also, look at your screensaver settings—there might be a timeout that’s causing it to lock up after a few minutes.

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I hope you realize that this topic is more than 10 years old...
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Since this topic is more than 10 years old, you'll permit me to go off at a slight tangent and recount a recent Vista adventure...

Someone I know booted his venerable Windows Vista laptop a few weeks ago, for the first time since not long after he left uni. Apart from it being a bit slow to boot, it worked first time and he was able to do whatever it was he wanted, i.e. it didn't lock up as per the subject of this topic. It was to run a CAD programme he'd acquired when he was at school. He had to resort to this fallback because a bean counter at the multinational corp. where he works decided the scope of his current work project did not warrant him having access to the state of the art CAD type programme used by the company. To be fair to the bean counter their assessment was fair. He only wanted to use the application to do some design work for a hobby project :laugh:

Which is a very long way of saying Vista may be ancient history but there is still life in it yet :thumbup:

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Who'd have thought...
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