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1. #HOW TO PUT A PASSWORD ON COMPUTER SCREEN SAVER HOW TO#
2. #HOW TO PUT A PASSWORD ON COMPUTER SCREEN SAVER WINDOWS 10#

Bump your wait time up to 5-10 minutes (you can tweak it later after trying a setting for a few days) and then check the on resume, display logon screen box. You can easily change which screen saver will be used – mine is “Ribbons” and is very retro 90’s – but more importantly immediately below the screen saver option is the “wait” time setting and that all-important checkbox that lets you set “on resume, display logon screen”.

So choose “Turn screen saver on or off” and a small, old-school Win95 sort of window will pop up. Easy enough, right?Ĭonfusingly, there are two ways you can change the screen saver settings, one of which is in the newer Win10 Control Panel interface, but doesn’t offer the features we want.

#HOW TO PUT A PASSWORD ON COMPUTER SCREEN SAVER WINDOWS 10#

To do that, use the Windows 10 / Cortana search box and enter “ screen saver“. From a security perspective, there’s a false sense of security about having the screen saver kick in, so let’s change things so your password will be required upon wake. That’s useful if your goal is to just stop screen burn-in from the image if you wander off for the day, but that’s not really much of an issue with modern screens and monitors anyway (at least, not unless you don’t touch your computer for a few months!). Except my wake from screen saver setting has it go immediately right back to the Desktop and what I was in the middle of: I click a button, move the mouse, do just about anything and it’ll wake up.

First off, here’s my screen saver, ain’t it pretty? Better, when that prompt shows up, it’s also super easy to switch to a different account, which is what I assume you’d prefer your wife do rather than hack your account! In addition, it’s at the very same spot that you can click a checkbox and enable a password prompt on wake.

#HOW TO PUT A PASSWORD ON COMPUTER SCREEN SAVER HOW TO#

So I’ll show you how to fix that and set it exactly how you want. Having your screen saver set incorrectly can still prove a big frustration and one that you face every hour that you’re using your Win10 computer. Honestly, does anyone in the world really need their screen saver to kick on that darn fast? Then again, since it is just a setting, I suppose they might just have it be 1.infinity (but not beyond, of course, since that wouldn’t make any sense 🙂 ) Click “Change Password” and you’ll now find that the password you need to enter after your screen saver has been activated has changed too.Unless you’re working in a high security facility, it’s hard to imagine why Microsoft lets you set a timeout for the screen saver to 1 minute. With my account chosen, I get a set of simple tasks I can do, including “Change the password”:Ĭhose that option – obviously! – and you’ll get to type in a new password and even a helpful password hint so you don’t lock yourself out after a long holiday: You should too it’s just a big security hole otherwise. Useful tip: Note that I have “Guest” disabled.

Pick your own account: I’ll pick “Dave Taylor” here for the example. Open that up and you’ll see something like this: Again, you’ll want to be logged in and then go to Start –> Control Panels and find “User Accounts”: If you do want to change your password, how do you do that? Turns out it’s a little bit more complicated, but not too bad. With it checked, once you do have the screen saver running and want to get back to work, you’ll be taken here on a mouse movement or key press:Ĭlick on your account and you’ll be asked for your password:Įnter your password correctly and you’ll be right back at your usual Windows view, no worries! If you don’t want a prompt at all, simply uncheck it. That’s confusing wording, but it’s that checkbox that controls whether Windows requires you to enter your password to resume working after the screen saver has started. Notice in the middle of the window I have checked “On resume, display Welcome screen”. Log in to your Windows XP account, then from the START menu choose Start –> Control Panels –> Display Properties and click on the “Screen Saver” tab. There’s no separate password for the screen saver, which is why you can’t find where to change it.įirst off, let me show you how to enable (or disable) password prompting after your screen saver has been enabled, then I’ll show you how to get into your account and change your account password as you desire. In a nutshell, what you need to enter when you return from a ‘secured’ screen saver session is your account password. This is a common Windows question, actually.