How to increase the Windows 11 lock screen display time
The default lock screen display time in Windows 11 is 1 minute. Before signing in or after locking the PC, the lock screen is displayed for one minute and the screen is cut off. With a simple registry edit and power options, you can extend the lock screen display time by minutes . This page introduces how to extend the display time of the lock screen.Please refer to the following page for how to switch the setting to turn off the screen after stopping the operation of Windows 11 to display the lock screen.
End Windows 11 lock screen display time
You can change the time to turn off the display from the lock screen by enabling the “Console lock display off timeout (lock screen display time)” setting by editing the registry and changing the time in “Power Options”. Masu.
1. Enable lock screen display time setting
Enable the “Console lock display off timeout” setting and lock screen display time setting in power options. 1-1. Open Registry Editor
- Press “Windows” and “R” on your keyboard.
- When Run opens, type regedit in the text box and click OK.
- Click Yes when the User Account Control warning appears.
“Run” can also be opened from Start.
1-2. Click the “>” icon of the registry key name to expand it.
- 〉HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- 〉SYSTEM
- 〉CurrentControlSet
- 〉Control
- 〉Power
- 〉Power Settings
- 〉7516b95f-f776-4464-8c53-06167f40cc99
Then expand in order and click ” 8EC4B3A5-6868-48c2-BE75-4F3044BE88A7 “.
It can also be expanded by copying and pasting the following path (registry key location) in the address bar and pressing the “Enter” key.
1-3. Double-click the value “Attributes” to display the edit screen.
1-4. When “Edit Value” is displayed, change the value data to ” 2 ” and click “OK”.
Editing the registry is now complete. Close the Registry Editor and set the lock screen display time in the following power options:
2. Set a longer lock screen display time
Here you can set how long the lock screen stays on. This setting will not appear until the above registry edit has been completed. 2-1. On the desktop (home) screen where there is nothing such as an icon, right-click and click “Personalize” in the menu.
2-2. When personal settings are displayed, click “Lock screen” to open the lock screen settings.
2-3. Click “Screen Saver” in “Related Settings” in Lock Screen Settings.
2-4. Click ” Change plan settings ” for whichever “Balanced” or “Energy saving” is selected in your favorite plan .
2-5. Click “Change advanced power settings” to open “Power Options”.
2-6. Setting the lock screen display time
- Click the “+” icon next to “Display” in the advanced settings to expand it.
- Click the “+” icon next to “Console lock display off timeout”.
- Click the “Settings (minutes):” box to put it in edit state.
2-7. Click the “▼▲” button to change the display time of the lock screen. You can increase the time by clicking ▲.
2-8. For computers with a battery, such as laptops, set two types of time: “on battery” and “plugged in”.
3. Completion of changing the display time of the lock screen and notes
Screen turns off after lock screen display time
The registry edit “Console lock display off timeout” introduced on this page is a setting for how many minutes after the lock screen is displayed the display is put into hibernation. After the time set for the lock screen display, the screen is turned off.
Be careful with the lock screen display time and the screen power off time
If you have set a time to turn off the display screen . Set a longer time to turn off the display than “Console lock display off timeout ( lock screen display time )” in the power option settings .