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How to change Windows 10 login screen inactivity timeout?


We are developing some MFA (multi-factor authentication) support on Windows. After entering the user password it will have other challenge like email/phone calls.

But on Windows 10 we found that the login screen (not remote) will close after 30s of inactivity. In some cases the email/phone challenge may take more than 30s, and logon screen being closed will stop the email/phone wait.

Is there any way, like registry, to change the Windows 10 logon timeout value?


Solution

  • Thanks to a customer with paid MS support account.

    The registry controlling the login screen timeout is:

    Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI
    DWORD Value: IdleTimeOut
    Unit: msec