Change screen saver timeout in the registry


Regedit:

Click the "HKEY_USERS" key, followed by the ".DEFAULT" key, the "Control Panel" key and then "Desktop."

Double-click the "Screen Saver Timeout" option from the right side of the menu.

Click on the "Edit String" menu when it appears on the screen. Type the number of seconds that you to designate for the timeout. For instance, if you would like to designate one minute for the timeout, type "60" into the field.

Click "OK," then click "Exit" from the "File" menu at the top of the window to exit the software.