snooze screen when idle

Welcome John Young,

Thanks for reaching out to Microsoft Q&A Forum. I understand you want your screen to "snooze" when the PC is idle.

To point you to the right setting, could you please clarify:

1. By "snooze", do you want the screen to go black, show a screen saver, or lock and ask for your password?
2. Is this a laptop or a desktop, and what happens right now (nothing happens, or it happens too early or too late)?

Please make sure you already tried the Q&A Assist steps. In addition, please try the following:

1, Set up a screen saver as the idle action.

• Open Settings, select Personalization, then select Lock screen.
• Under Related settings, select Screen saver.
• Choose a screen saver from the list. Select Blank if you want a plain dark screen.
• Set the Wait time in minutes, then select Apply and OK.
• Keep this Wait time shorter than your screen-off time, otherwise the screen turns off first and you never see the screen saver.

2, Choose whether the PC should lock.

• In the same Screen Saver Settings window, tick On resume, display logon screen if you want a password or PIN when you return.
• Clear it if you only want the screen to wake without signing in.

3, Check the sign-in options.

• Open Settings, select Accounts, then select Sign-in options.
• Review the setting for when Windows should ask you to sign in again after being away.
• Turn off Dynamic lock if it is on and the PC locks sooner than you expect.

4, Check for an app that keeps the screen awake.

• Right-click Start and select Terminal (Admin).
• Type powercfg /requests and press Enter.
• Look at the Display section. If an app or driver is listed, close it or check its settings for a keep-awake option.

5, Test it properly.

• Restart the PC, then leave it untouched for the Wait time you set.
• Do not move the mouse or press any key during the test.

Looking forward to your update.