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On my PC running Windows 10 x64 version 1607 with a Kinect v2 hooked up to it, I have the system configured to use Windows Hello facial recognition to unlock the computer.
After a while of sitting locked, the lock screen goes from "Looking for you" to "Windows Hello is in Power Saving Mode" and requires a keypress to re-activate Windows Hello.
As the system is a desktop, I have no need for power saving functionality, especially when it harms the user experience. How can I disable this power-saving mode so that the computer will unlock without a keypress, even after having been locked for an extended period of time?
I think this power saving mode was added with the 1607 update, as I do not recall it happening when I first set up the system.
Note that I am on the "High Performance" power profile in the control panel power settings dialog.
Techrocket9
Posted 2017-03-06T23:51:20.443
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Good question. It's been asked on Reddit a few months ago with no responses: https://www.reddit.com/r/windows/comments/5kf7w7/disable_windows_hello_power_saving_mode/ I'd look at the power settings for the Kinect in the Device Manager.
– music2myear – 2017-03-07T00:06:02.957@music2myear Unchecking this box ( http://i.imgur.com/QB0WpPi.png ) had no effect.
– Techrocket9 – 2017-03-07T15:33:43.000Ok. Having never seen or troubleshot this issue myself, and only finding that one other reference so far, that was my one thing I'd try if I saw the problem, and apparently it's not the right thing. I'll google a bit more, but you may want to send some Feedback using the Win10 Feedback app that's probably in your start menu. Or try a Microsoft support forum. We may get luck and someone here has seen and fixed the issue before, but considering how little I find about this problem online, I'm not betting too heavily on that. – music2myear – 2017-03-07T16:36:44.557