Windows 10 1809 screen turns off after 5 minutes regardless of power settings
My screen saver was set to none and Wait was set to 5 minutes so it was actually screen saver that was kicking in. The same effect would be if the screen saver was set to "Blank".
When untouched, the Windows 10 Lock Screen times out and switches off your screen after one minute. This can be adjusted via the registry:
- Open the Registry Editor by searching for Regedit in the start menu or search bar
- Navigate to the following path with the bar on the side: Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\PowerSettings\7516b95f-f776-4464-8c53-06167f40cc99\8EC4B3A5-6868-48c2-BE75-4F3044BE88A7
- Double left-click the Attributes value to open the Properties window in the right hand-pane
- Change the value in the Value data box from 1 to 2, then click OK
- Go to Power Options in the Control Panel and click change plan settings
- Click on Change Advanced Power Options
- Expand the Display item and choose Console lock display off timeout