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Windows 10 - Console lock display off timeout
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If you lock your Windows 10 machine and find that after a period of time (1 minute? 3 minutes?) it goes to sleep and the displays turn off. You may have a value set in a hidden Power Option menu.

  1. Open the registry and go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\PowerSettings\7516b95f-f776-4464-8c53-06167f40cc99\8EC4B3A5-6868-48c2-BE75-4F3044BE88A7
  2. Change the value of 'Attributes' from 1, to 2.
  3. You should now see the Console lock display off timeout options under the Display menu in Power Options for a given profile.
  4. Set the Setting propery for both On Battery\Plugged In to 0 to force it off.
  5. ???
  6. Profit
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