How do you lengthen the time in which your computer switches to standby?

Question

Everytime i go away for 2mins the damn thing switches to standby and i have to enter my windows password again

Answer 1

Go to control panel, power. You should have two profiles one for on battery and one for ac adapter. Widows is doing this to protect your battery, althogh two minutes would drive me crazy too. Your battery might be starting to go and windows is sleeping earlier to protect you. On ac I usually have mine set for 30 and on battery 15.

Expect a battery to last just slightly more than a year if not used responsibly, and several years if well treated.

Answer 2

start up options - hibernate - shut down -screen saver password
go to start at bottom of screen in blue bar (task bar)
go to control panel
choose power options
choose never to all listed there or the settings you want
choose apply then choose ok
if you want to hibernate
then choose hibernate
click advanced choose hibernate
then click hibernate
click enable hibernate
make sure you click apply and ok to everything
also click advanced tab choose show icon on desk top
then you can push power button
windows will close
push button again and you are where you was again
computer does not have to do all that work again
password protected screen saver is good
i use it my self
do this by
close all windows
right click on open area of desk top
choose properties
choose screen saver
choose password protect on resume
this will be your password as you are the administrator
be sure to set the time for screen saver to come on
or and
press the windows key logo + L at the same time located on the key bord
to lock it. when you unlock it will ask for password
this will be your password as you are the administrator
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Answer 3

This for Apprenti.Whats your problem.You make a mountain out of a mole hill on every answer you give.All you have to do is click start,power options and set system standby time.Its that simple.Nobody needs a 3/4 page of crap to answer a simple question.Lighten up

Answer 4

Start Menu > Control Panel > Power Options

The first tab should be Power Schemes, where you can change your standby settings.

Answer 5

Start
Control Panel
Performance& Maintainance
Power Options
Alter Settings That you Want

Answer 6

right click the desktop, properties. go to screen saver, then at the bottom click power. now you can change them all and the other tab is hibernate. that was all from my head and i didnt even check, im so special.

Answer 7

right click on your desktop, hit properties, hit screensaver at the top, then hit power near the bottom, and there is an option for stanby