= Disabling the GNOME automatic screen locking
Oğuz Ersen 
:revnumber: F31,F32
:revdate: 2020-04-09
:category: Administration
:tags: How-to, Customization, Workstation, Gnome



In the interest of safety and privacy, the GNOME automatic screen lock is enabled by default.

When the screen locks after a period of inactivity, you must enter your password to unlock the screen.

You can disable this feature at any time.

To disable the GNOME automatic screen lock, complete the following steps.

For Fedora 31 (GNOME 3.34):

. On the desktop, navigate to the upper-right corner of the screen, click the arrow icon to expand the desktop options and then click the *Settings* icon.
. From the the *Settings* menu, select *Privacy*.
. On the *Privacy* page, select *Screen Lock*, and toggle the *Automatic Screen Lock* switch from *On* to *Off*.
. Close the window and verify that in the *Privacy* page, the *Screen Lock* is *Off*.

For Fedora 32 (GNOME 3.36):

. On the desktop, navigate to the upper-right corner of the screen, click the arrow icon to expand the desktop options and then click *Settings*.
. From the *Settings* menu, select *Privacy*, and then select *Screen Lock*.
. On the *Screen Lock* page, toggle the *Automatic Screen Lock* switch from *On* to *Off*

To enable the automatic screen lock, repeat this process and toggle the switch from *Off* to *On*.