How to Change Screen Timeout in Windows 11

1. Change screen timeout using settings 

It's easy to change Windows screen timeout using the settings app, to do that,

1. Press windows+ I or launch settings by using the start menu

2. Click on personalization 

3. Select the lock screen located in the left sidebar 

4. Locate the bottoms section where screen timeout settings are located 

5. Click on the screen timeout settings link and select your preferred time to turn off the screen 

You can set two different values for while PC battery power or main power.

2. Change screen timeout using the control panel 

Use the control panel to configure various types of settings in Windows, I will show how to use this tool to set preferred screen timeout in Windows PC.

1. Open the control panel by searching it on the windows search bar 

2. Click on the hardware and sound option 

3. Click on the power option 

4. In the right sidebar click on Choose when to turn on the display 

5. Set your preferred time for battery-powered and power cord 

6. Click on Save changes

The control panel may ask you to restart your windows PC to apply these changes to the windows system.

3. Change screen timeout using cmd

It's also easy to set timeout settings using the command prompt application in Windows,

Here how,

1. Press Windows + R to open the run application 

2. Type cmd and press enter to open a command prompt 

3. Type below given prompt to set your timeout 

powercfg -change -monitor-timeout-dc 50

The last two digits represent time in seconds which is your screen timeout, change it according to your preferences.

After everything is done restart your Windows PC.