Configure a Lock Screen on Windows Devices
Open the Start Menu
Select the Control Panel
Go to "Appearance and Personalization"
Search for "Screen Saver" and click "Change screen saver."
First, select any screen saver other than "(None)."
Next, there's an option to wait for a configured set of minutes for the screen saver. Set that to the desired number of minutes (the upper bound is 60 minutes), and check the "On resume, display log-on screen."
Ensure that on Windows, we have our PIN or Password option enabled and set with the proper sign-in options
Enable Password Protection
Open the Start Menu
Select the Control Panel
Go to Accounts
Search for Sign-in options and find Manage how you sign in to your device
You can use various sign-in options, but the default (recommended) will be a login PIN.
Sign-in Options
Open the Start Menu
Select the Control Panel
Go to Accounts
Search for Sign-in options and find Require sign-in
Select the "When PC wakes up from sleep" within the drop-down
Lastly, for our device, we will verify that the power option is set to "Require a password on wakeup" (This setting applies usually to devices like laptops):
