# How to stop screen saver, in Win7

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-stop-screen-saver-in-win7/642393>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 28, 2012, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-stop-screen-saver-in-win7/642393 "2012-11-28T18:54:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Napier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2012, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-stop-screen-saver-in-win7/642393/1 "2012-11-28T18:54:42Z")

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How do I turn off the feature that replaces my desktop with a login screen after a few minutes of inactivity? I am asking for Windows 7. The Dim Display and Turn Off Display settings in Power Plans in Power Options don’t do it, and I don’t see anyplace else that looks relevant. Googling seems to indicate the Power Options is supposed to do it but noplace was completely unambiguous.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2012, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-stop-screen-saver-in-win7/642393/2 "2012-11-28T18:57:39Z")

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Can’t you just increase the delay time to, say, an hour?

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2012, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-stop-screen-saver-in-win7/642393/3 "2012-11-28T18:58:15Z")

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Right-click Desktop\>Personalize\>Screen Saver. You can also disable locking the desktop.

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**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2012, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-stop-screen-saver-in-win7/642393/4 "2012-11-28T18:59:56Z")

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[Check out this page.](http://kb.iu.edu/data/afbu.html)

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**Author:** ![Napier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2012, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-stop-screen-saver-in-win7/642393/5 "2012-11-28T21:53:45Z")

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Thanks. It didn’t occur to me I wanted to personalize my screensaver!