How to extend the period of inactivity before going back to sign in.
I know this is remedial learning and I'm quite sure at one time I knew the answer, but not anymore. MY biggest gripe with my new HP Pavilion laptop is after less than 10 seconds of doing nothing the cursor returns to the initial sign in page. Even though I have reduced keystrokes signing in from a 10-letter password to a 4-digit PIN, I find myself repeating this sequence some 8-10 times an hour. Help, please!
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Did you verify that the date and time are correct?
You can check the date and time and time zone in the clock on your computer: (double) click the clock icon on the Windows Taskbar.
What initial sign-on page do you mean? Is it a website in Firefox, or does the Windows screen lock kick in? If it's Windows, check for factors such as battery saver that can be very annoying on its aggressive settings.
Hello Mr., Mrs. Ms. Top Ten Contributor,
Here is the play by play -
Turn laptop. initial screen is rotating graphic from Windows10. Drag screen up through top margin to attain sign-in page. Sign in w/ either password or p.i.n. Arrive @ Desktop. Double-click Firefox icon for internet Home Page. Let's say I'm using Google this week for my Home Page. On Google, enter in search This Day in History. Go there. Listen to short video clip selected by them and peruse alternate stories in the sidebar. Select alternate story - doesn't matter which one - any. Now comes the problem. If I DO NOTHING for a period of more that a minute or two, screen goes back to sign-in screen. I sign back in and here we go - Again and again and again. Ideas??
Many site issues can be caused by corrupt cookies or cache.
- Clear the Cache and
- Remove Cookies
Warning ! ! This will log you out of sites you're logged in to. You may also lose any settings for that website.
Type about:preferences<enter> in the address bar.
- Cookies; Select Privacy. Under History, select
Firefox will Use Custom Settings. Press the button on the right side called Show Cookies. Use the search bar to look for the site. Note; There may be more than one entry. Remove All of them.
- Cache; Select Advanced > Network. Across from
Cached Web Content, Press Clear Now.
If there is still a problem, Start Firefox in Safe Mode {web link} A small dialog should appear. Click Start In Safe Mode (not Refresh). While you are in safe mode;
Type about:preferences#advanced<enter> in the address bar.
Under Advanced, Select General. Look for and turn off Use Hardware Acceleration.
Then restart. Poke around safe websites. Are there any problems?
Okay, it sounds like a Windows 10 setting. There's a long thread here that seems to have two main suggestions:
(1) Make sure your screensaver is not set to kick in after 2 minutes, and
(2) In the Power Management option (control panel?) make sure your system isn't set to sleep too quickly (access to this setting might be hidden, in which case you might need to go into the Windows registry, but in that case, check other sources that are more current since Windows 10 has had at least one major update since the following thread)