Change Windows 8 Screen Lock Timeout Set By Default To 1 minute

2013-09-12

To change it, you first need to add “Console lock display off timeout” to your advanced power settings.

Open regedit as admin, and browse to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\PowerSettings\7516b95f-f776-4464-8c53-06167f40cc99\8EC4B3A5-6868-48c2-BE75-4F3044BE88A7
Change the value for “Attributes” from “1″ to “2″
Close regedit

When this has been done open the advanced power settings.

Control Panel -> Power Options -> Change Plan Settings -> Change advanced power settings.

Now, you will have the “Console lock display off timeout” added under display.