Setting your computer to lock after inactivity in Windows 11 is a simple but effective security measure. You can use screen saver settings, Dynamic Lock, or sleep timers to automatically secure your system when you are away. Locking the device in Windows 11 is independent of the power button settings, so changing options under “Choose what the power buttons do” will not control the Lock feature. Lock can be triggered in several other ways without creating a new user account. Here's everything you need to know about automatically locking and unlocking your PC just by stepping away and sitting back down. If you care about your privacy and don't want anyone snooping around, you can set your computer to lock itself automatically after inactivity. Below, I'll show you four simple ways to do this in Windows 11, so read on. This tutorial will show you how to add a Turn off display desktop context menu that will let users Turn off display or Lock computer and Turn off display on demand in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Control Windows 11 automatic lock settings. Enable or disable auto-lock and adjust timeout in seconds using Local Security Policy or Registry Editor. Lock your Windows 11 PC automatically after a set time with the screen saver, Dynamic lock, sleep timeouts, the machine inactivity limit policy or the registry. In this article, we have 3 different methods through which you can automatically lock computer after inactivity in Windows 11. To set an auto lock screen in Windows 11, open Settings › System › Power & battery to choose how long the screen stays on when idle. Then open Settings › Accounts › Sign-in options and set “If you’ve been away, when should Windows require you to sign in again?” to anything other than Never. This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable automatically lock computer after specified seconds of inactivity for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.