Password - Require after Display is Off in Windows 8.1

How to Require a Password after Display is Off for Specified Time in Windows 8.1

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This tutorial will show you how to require a password after the display is off for a specified time and before the PC goes to sleep or hibernate for your account on a Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1 tablet or Surface.

This does not apply to desktops and laptops.





OPTION ONE

Set Time to Require Password after Display is Off in PC settings


1. Open PC settings, and click/tap on Accounts on the left side. (see screenshot below)​
PC_settings.jpg
2. Click/tap on Sign-in options on the left side of Accounts. On the right side under Password policy, select how long after the display(s) is off for to require a password when turning the display(s) back on. (see screenshots below)​
Tablet_Password_Policy-1.jpg
Tablet_Password_Policy-2.jpg
3. When finished, you could close PC settings if you like.​





OPTION TWO

Set Time to Require Password after Display is Off with a REG File


1. Do step 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 below for how long you want after the display(s) is off for to require a password when turning the display(s) back on.​
2. To "Always require a password" after the Display is Off
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 9 below.​
Always_DelayLockInterval.reg
download
3. To Require Password after Display is Off for "1 minute"
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 9 below.​
1-Minute_DelayLockInterval.reg
download
4. To Require Password after Display is Off for "2 minutes"
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 9 below.​
2-Minutes_DelayLockInterval.reg
download
5. To Require Password after Display is Off for "3 minutes"
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 9 below.​
3-Minutes_DelayLockInterval.reg
download
6. To Require Password after Display is Off for "5 minutes"
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 9 below.​
5-Minutes_DelayLockInterval.reg
download
7. To Require Password after Display is Off for "10 minutes"
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 9 below.​
10-Minutes_DelayLockInterval.reg
download
8. To Require Password after Display is Off for "15 minutes"
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 9 below.​
15-Minutes_DelayLockInterval.reg
download
9. Save the .reg file to your desktop.​
10. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.​
11. If prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, OK.​
12. When finished, you can delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.​


That's it,
Shawn


 

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Thanks for this clear tutorial. However, I want to disable it in my laptop. Is this possible?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro N
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Clevo P650SE
    CPU
    i4720HQ
    Memory
    8GB DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    3GB 970M GTX
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
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    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
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    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Thanks for the reply and welcome!

I'm trying to save battery on my laptop and the screen is set to time out after 1 minute. It's a great way to save battery, but having to enter my password each time ruins it.

The above method hasn't worked :(

Is there any way around? Or third party application that can do it?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro N
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Clevo P650SE
    CPU
    i4720HQ
    Memory
    8GB DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    3GB 970M GTX
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
I'm not aware of any. :(
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
I'm not aware of any. :(

If you dont know how- then there's little hope.

How about to dim to very absolute minimum after a time?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro N
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Clevo P650SE
    CPU
    i4720HQ
    Memory
    8GB DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    3GB 970M GTX
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
It would still make you enter a password though.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Wow- I've some how made this happen. Here's what I did.

I applied your registry entry (10 minute delay) from above. As it didn't work, I manually deleted the entry "DelayLockInterval" and rebooted.

All of a sudden- my screen shuts off but there is no password prompt! After sleep/hibernate, it still asks me for a password.

So good news for me
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro N
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Clevo P650SE
    CPU
    i4720HQ
    Memory
    8GB DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    3GB 970M GTX
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Thanks for that. It was already asking for my password on startup and after it went to sleep. So no complaints at all!

However- just in the last few days it has stopped sleeping automatically (normally sleeps after 2 minutes when on battery). I'm on the right power profile (Battery) and in both places (under advanced power options, and at the basic settings of the power profile) it says it will sleep after 2 minutes.

If I push the sleep button on my laptop- it sleeps.

What could be preventing my laptop from sleeping?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro N
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Clevo P650SE
    CPU
    i4720HQ
    Memory
    8GB DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    3GB 970M GTX
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
Did you install or change anything right before this started?

If you like, you could do a system restore using a restore point dated before it stopped automatically sleeping to undo whatever caused it.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Hello xerxes8, and welcome to Eight Forums. :)

I'm afraid that this setting is not available in Windows 7.

As a workaround, you could turn on screen saver password protection, select the "Blank" screen saver, and set the wait time to be the same amount of minutes you have set to turn off the display.

Screen Saver Password Protection -Enable or Disable - Windows 7 Help Forums
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Yes, I know that, it is just that I have different timeouts for battery and AC operation (it is a laptop), so that solution does not fit 100%.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win7, win8, SLES, win2003
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