Change screensaver password settings in Windows 7

When you configure a screensaver in Windows 7, it will by default have password protection enabled: in other words, once the screensaver gets started, you will see the Windows 7 login screen when you move your mouse or hit a key on your keyboard. You can easily disable password protection from the Windows screensaver, but also configure how many minutes Windows 7 should wait before engaging the screensaver, as you'll learn in this tutorial. (Keep in mind that the screensaver password protection in Windows 7 can be re-enabled at any point after you have chosen to disable it.)

Configure screensaver passwords options

Follow these steps to configure screensaver settings in Windows 7:

First, click on the start button, and type "screensaver" inside the start menu's search field.
Then, click on the "Set screen saver password" link displayed at the top of the search results; but most top results listed under Control Panel will bring up the same customization dialog.
As soon as you do, Windows 7 will open the "Screen Saver Settings" dialog, with the single tab of "Screen Saver" automatically selected - all options gathered in a single place!
From this screen, you can of course change screensaver for Windows 7, but here are the settings we're interested in. They pertain to the screensaver's password protection and timeout option for Windows 7: "Wait [1] minutes - On resume, display logon screen".
Note: The default number of minutes Windows 7 will wait before activating the screensaver is "1 minute", but you may see another number of minutes if you (or someone else) has already customized your screensaver options.
To disable password protection for the Windows 7 screensaver, simply uncheck the "On resume, display logon screen" checkbox. Then, click "OK" to apply your new settings:
From that point on, Windows 7 will stop asking you for a password when the screensaver animation has started; you will not even see the logon screen any longer.
To change how long the Windows 7 screensaver will wait before asking you for a password, just use the up or down arrow buttons or enter a new number inside the "Wait [x] minutes" text field. And click "OK" to save your new screensaver option and return to Windows.
If you have disabled the screensaver altogether, Windows 7 will still ask for a password when you wake up your computer after a certain period of inactivity. If you feel safe leaving your computer unprotected, you can make Windows 7 bypass the password logon screen.

And these are the main screensaver password options you can configure in Windows 7!

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