How to Disable the Lock Screen on Windows 11

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This guide instructs students and novice users on disabling the automatic lock and sleep mode features on Windows 11 to prevent unwanted timeouts and screen locks. Steps are provided to access the correct settings from the start menu, select ‘Personalize’, then ‘Lock screen’, and adjust the ‘Power’ settings. A method using PowerToys is also mentioned…

This post shows students and new users how to turn off the Windows 11 lock screen so it doesn’t lock or go to sleep when idle.

When you briefly step away from your computer, it automatically turns on the screen and sometimes goes to sleep. This feature helps save battery life and protects you from others accessing your files and programs.

Someone might want to turn off the lock screen in Windows 11 for several reasons. One reason is that some users find it unnecessary, which can annoy them.

Additionally, turning off the lock screen can be useful for users who don’t want their computer to automatically lock or go to sleep when idle, as this can interrupt their workflow.

However, it’s important to note that turning off the lock screen can also make your computer less secure, as it removes an important layer of protection against unauthorized access to your files and programs.

Turn off the lock screen in Windows 11

To disable the Windows 11 lock screen, click on Start and select the Settings gear, as shown in the image below.

Next, select Personalization from the left menu and expand it to the Lock screen tile on the right.

Click on the Screen timeout tile under Related settings on the Lock screen to expand it.

Next, expand the Screen, sleep, & hibernate timeouts tile. Then, use the drop-down options to change how soon your computer’s screen turns off when idle.

If you choose [Never], the computer and screen will never turn off.

Your settings should automatically save when done.

If the steps above do not work, you may find the post below helpful. The post below will work on Windows 10 and Windows 11 and will change the power settings even if the device is controlled in a corporate environment.

How to keep Windows awake with PowerToys

Conclusion:

This post showed you how to disable or turn off the Windows lock screen. If you find any errors above, please use the comment form below to report them.

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7 responses to “How to Disable the Lock Screen on Windows 11”

  1. RC Avatar
    RC

    My screen still goes to the lock screen after a while, even with “never” set. I’m not sure this setting does what you think it does.

  2. Stan Rohrer Avatar
    Stan Rohrer

    Computer was set for no passwords for my 97 year old mother. A windows update has added passwords and a lot of confusion. How do I remove passwords from the return from sleep?

    1. Richard Zayzay Avatar
      Richard Zayzay
  3. Dan Avatar
    Dan

    Everyone keeps posting these same instructions, which don’t fix the issue at all. My screen still goes to lock after 1 minute, even after changing the settings in this article, or the registry changes other articles suggest. Nothing changes the lock screen after 1 minute.

    1. Richard Avatar
      Richard

      You might want to give this is try then.
      PowerToy Awake

  4. Blane Law Avatar
    Blane Law

    I’m following the instructions, but I’m being blocked by the user account control, and I forgot my administrator password, so I cannot access most things, can you help me disable the admin account?

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