Windows 10 Set screen timeout shorter than 1 minute


  1. Posts : 3
    Windows 10
       #1

    Windows 10 Set screen timeout shorter than 1 minute


    I've been searching for quite some time, but I seem to want the exact opposite to most people. I want to have a way to set my screen timeout shorter than 1 minute. It seems like by default I can't actually make it shorter than that time. Does anyone know of a method?
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  2. Posts : 42,634
    Win 10 Pro (22H2) (2nd PC is 22H2)
       #2

    How about a hot key? I've one on my keyboard already (laptop).

    Otherwise you might be able to do it by writing a script in Autohotkey, for example- just not quite sure what you'd test for. Key press? Mouse movement?
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  3. Posts : 3
    Windows 10
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       #3

    Sorry I should have mentioned it will be on a touch device, so no mouse or keyboard. I'll look into a script that gets reset after receiving input or something like that. But if there is a cleaner option i'd like that.
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  4. Posts : 42,634
    Win 10 Pro (22H2) (2nd PC is 22H2)
       #4

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    Don't know how that fits into a touch environment.. assuming it does what you want. Not tried that function.
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  5. Posts : 3
    Windows 10
    Thread Starter
       #5

    I ended up finding the solution in the tutorials section: Change Turn off Display after Time in Windows 10

    Option 4: powercfg /SETACVALUEINDEX SCHEME_CURRENT 7516b95f-f776-4464-8c53-06167f40cc99 3c0bc021-c8a8-4e07-a973-6b14cbcb2b7e <seconds>

    That, and a setting under Settings>Accounts>Sign-in options| Require sign-in has the functionality that I was looking for.

    Thanks for the help guys.
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