how to set auto lock time in windows 7

Right click anywhere on your desktop, click properties, and in the tab at the top select screen saver. In the box select the number of minutes, then check the on resume password protect.

Answered Sep, 22 2010

in windows 7, they have changed the interface for where to set the screensaver (and the lock time for the screensaver)

Control Panel > Personalization

in the lower right corner is an icon for screensaver, click there and on the wizard that pops up you can change the wait time before the screensaver turns on.

to get to the control pannel click on Start and then Control Pannel

if your control panel is set to view by category, select Apperance and Personalization, then Personalization (and/or) change screensaver

if your control panel is set to view by icon, just find the Personalization icon Answered Mar, 15 2011

Simply click anywhere on you desktop, select Personalize
A window pops up, find Screensaver in the right-hand side. Click it to configure Wait time.
Another window pops up, you can set auto lock time there.

Also, you can change power options to Turn off Windows 7 Auto-Sleep Mode

Answered Mar, 15 2011

Right click anywhere on your desktop, click properties, and in the tab at the top select screen saver. In the box select the number of minutes, then check the on resume password protect.

Answered Aug, 26 2010

Answered Jul, 23 2010

Right click anywhere on your desktop, click properties, and in the tab at the top select screen saver. In the box select the number of minutes, then check the on resume password protect.

Good luck! Answered Mar, 01 2011