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Lock Screen Timeout Settings on Windows PC
Not sure if I have forgotten to set something or if I have not set something right but looking at some Windows 11 devices we have, I can see via Control Panel power settings that the monitor is set to go to sleep after 25 minutes but I wonder if this only applies when left open on desktop because from lock screen, monitors are going blank after a minute or so.
It doesn't look like the devices (Intel NUCs) are going to sleep themselves because the power light is still a solid blue, mouse laser still on etc. but sometimes users cannot wake the devices up through mouse, keyboard or power button input and end up restarting from the plug.
Have not tested but will try to see if being connected to projector\SMART board makes any difference.
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The setting you changed in the Control Panel, "Turn off display after," only applies when your PC is unlocked and idle . Once you lock the screen (manually or automatically), Windows switches to a hidden, separate timer called "Console lock display off timeout" . By default, this timer is set to just 1 minute, which perfectly explains why your monitors are blanking so quickly after the lock screen appears .
Monitor sleep timeout (set to 25 minutes) only affects when the display turns off.
System sleep or hybrid sleep is controlled separately, usually in Power & Sleep settings or advanced power plans.
