Bypass Windows lock screen

Introduction

Learn a minimalistic approach to bypassing the Windows lock screen when a client has set a timeout rule that the client has disabled, altering the timeout value.

All work is done in a console project rather than in the system tray, as the user may not have permission to run it as a Windows startup application.

Code flow

• Minimize application to Windows taskbar
• Disable the screen saver and monitor sleep see the following code.
• Stops with a Console.ReadLine
• Restore window, press ENTER to restore normal lock timeout, see the following code.

Source code

Written with Microsoft Visual Studio 2026, NET 10 Framework.

Source code