Windows 10: How to turn of display without locking the computer?

This is something that worked simply and very well in older versions of Windows, but now turning off the display after some minutes of non-activity will always lock the computer.How do I NOT lock the computer when the screen goes off? My computer is in my study, and it is very secure as far as I am concerned. I don't want to have to present my finger prints every time I step out.Note: setting the Screen Saver to Blank is not an option. The display port still outputs a signal, but it is a black signal. My external monitor still sees the positive signal and does not go to sleep.

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How to lock computer after display turns off ?

I go to the tutorial section (because it will take time for search engines to display these newer searches high on their list): Windows 10 Tutorials

then I search specific terms:

 

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Hi Subhadeep,

Windows Spotlight is an option for the lock screen background that displays different background images and occasionally offers suggestions on the lock screen.
To turn off Windows Spotlight, go to Settings, clickPersonalization,
select Lock screen, under Background select a different lock screen background.

To avoid messages on your lock screen, you can consider the following:

• Make sure that the "Get fun facts, etc" on your Settings is turned off.
  
• Disable “suggestions” that appear as notifications. To do so, follow these steps go to
  Settings, then select System, then click
  Notifications & actions and turnoff “Show me the Windows welcome experience after updates and occasionally when I sign in to highlight what’s new and
  suggested”.
• Disable “tips, tricks, and suggestions”. Head to Settings then select
  System, then click Notifications & Actions and disable the “Get tips, tricks, and suggestions as you use Windows” option.

Don't hesitate to reply on this thread if further assistance is needed.

 

How to lock computer after display turns off ?


I know what Win+L does. I'm using that sometimes, but I don't have a habit of doing it when I leave my computer, so I need that to happen automatically.

Currently, I have it set so it 'locks the computer' after 5 minutes, but on 'power saver', I have 'turn off display' on 2 minutes. So this is what happens. After 2 minutes pass, it turns off the display, after 5 minutes pass it locks the computer. I do have. If I work on the computer after 3 minutes pass, I do see the 'lock page', but after it goes up, I see directly the desktop and am not prompted to enter the password.

I want something to 'lock the computer' when 'display goes off'. I have 'turn off display' on different intervals.
2 minutes - power saver battery
5 minutes - balanced battery
5 minutes - high performance battery
10 minutes - power saver plugged
15 minutes - balanced plugged
15 minutes - high performance plugged

I want 'lock screen times to be the same:
2 minutes - power saver battery
5 minutes - balanced battery
5 minutes - high performance battery
10 minutes - power saver plugged
15 minutes - balanced plugged
15 minutes - high performance plugged