How to Change Lock Screen Timeout Using Regedit

By default, Windows turns off your monitor after only one minute of inactivity on the lock screen, regardless of your general sleep settings. This article explains how to modify the Windows Registry to unhide and configure the “Console lock display off timeout” setting, allowing you to set a custom duration before your display powers down on the lock screen.

Step 1: Open Registry Editor

  1. Press Windows Key + R to open the Run dialog box.
  2. Type regedit and press Enter.
  3. Select Yes if prompted by User Account Control (UAC).

Step 2: Navigate to the Display Timeout Key

Paste the following path into the address bar at the top of the Registry Editor and press Enter:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\PowerSettings\7516b95f-f776-4464-8c53-06694b0238d2\8EC4B3A5-6868-480c-BE54-50F78A9331F5

Step 3: Enable the Hidden Timeout Setting

  1. In the right pane, locate and double-click the Attributes DWORD value.
  2. Change the Value data from 1 to 2.
  3. Leave the Base set to Hexadecimal and click OK.
  4. Close the Registry Editor.

Step 4: Adjust the Lock Screen Timeout Value

Changing the registry value to 2 reveals the hidden timeout setting in the Windows Power Options menu:

  1. Press Windows Key + R, type powercfg.cpl, and press Enter to open Power Options.
  2. Click Change plan settings next to your active power plan.
  3. Click Change advanced power settings.
  4. Scroll down and expand the Display section.
  5. Expand Console lock display off timeout.
  6. Change the setting from the default 1 Minute to your preferred duration (in minutes). Setting it to 0 will prevent the screen from turning off automatically.
  7. Click Apply, then click OK to save the changes.