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Computer locks me out when idle if apps or windows are open
Hoping someone could help me with a problem. I have a desktop computer. Since uploading Windows 10, lately if I have any apps or web pages open and the computer is idle for about 15 or 20 minutes or longer, the screen goes black and if I can even get the black screen back to where it was before it went black, none of the apps or windows that were open will close or do anything. If I click on the red "X" to close the app or window, I get a spinning pinwheel that just spins and spins and nothing happens. Hitting "Control-Alt-Delete" does nothing either. The only way I can get back control of my computer is to shut down manually by pushing the button to shut it off, and then restarting. When I restart, the windows and apps that were open can now be closed and I have control back. I know it's not good for the computer to be shut down like this repeatedly. This phenomenon only started happening a few weeks ago. Before that, I didn't have this problem. I don't know if it has been the case ever since I uploaded Windows 10, but I think when I first uploaded it, things were fine. I don't always remember to "shut everything down" before I walk away from my computer for a few minutes, and I shouldn't have to do that. As I said, this is only a recent occurrence. It NEVER used to do this! This is NOT a case of the computer just going to sleep, and it is NOT simply a matter of adjusting the sleep-time setting. Does anyone know how I can fix this?