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Windows 11: screen turns off too often
If your computer screen is turning off too quickly while you are working, it could be related to power settings or screen saver settings on your computer. Here are some steps you can try to adjust those settings and prevent your screen from turning off too frequently:
1.Press the Windows key + R to open the Run dialog box. Type "control" in the box and press Enter to open the Control Panel.
2. Click on "Power Options".
3. Under "Select a power plan", click on "Change plan settings" for the current plan you are using.
4. Next, click on "Change advanced power settings".
5. In the "Power Options" window, scroll down to "Display" and expand it.
6. Look for "Turn off display after" and click on the "minutes" drop-down box. Try setting this to a longer period of time, such as 10 or 15 minutes.
7. Also check that "Dim the display" is set to "Never".
8. Click "Apply" and then "OK" to save your changes.
There is a registry tweak that I have JUST modified and so far it has worked. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\PowerSettings\7516b95f-f776-4464-8c53-06167f40cc99\8ec4b3a5-6868-48c2-be75-4f3044be88a7, then find (usually the last value) ValueUnits, it's string will say @%SystemRoot%\system32\powrprof.dll,-80,Seconds, Change this -80 to however much time (in seconds, obviously) you want the screen to remain on before you would usually log in, even the whole day in seconds if that is what you want. I have not found this anywhere else and I have been trying to figure it out for ages. The last solution I 'tried' I didn't realise was a windows 10 solution as the value it stated wasn't there, so investigated the strings of everything that was there until I came to the one I have stated which revealed (as you can see) a time component. Change that to your preference and you should have a lock screen that behaves the way you want it.