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Screen Saver shows after 20 min

How to enable screen saver on Windows 11

  1. Click the Start button and type screen saver.
  2. Click Change screen saver from the search results.
  3. Under Screen saver, select any screen saver from the dropdown (e.g., Blank).
  4. Set Wait to 20 minutes or less.
  5. Click Apply, then OK.

Also configure display timeout:

  1. Open Settings from the Start menu.
  2. Go to Personalization > Lock screen > Screen timeout.
  3. Set both On battery power and When plugged in to 20 minutes or less.

We recommend setting both to 5 minutes if you work in an office and 1 minute if you often work in public spaces.

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