I have a new HP laptop with Windows 8, I set everything up and adjusted screensaver wait times to 15 minutes (from one) and despite clicking apply and then OK, the settings keep reverting to one minute. It's incredibly frustrating because the computer goes to lockscreen and screensaver mode after one minute and I'm constantly logging back in if I am reading a screen or editing. This must be a glitch of some sort and I'm thinking of switching to a MAC instead. This is ridiculous.

Is this computer in domain ? Group policies configured ?

check this thread, maybe can solved your issue as well

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/ace4085a-b0ba-4a98-898d-cd92d9e88e13/windows-8-cannot-change-screensaver-timeout?forum=w8itprogeneral

• Edited by britishdhez Monday, December 08, 2014 7:18 AM
• Proposed as answer by arnavsharmaMVP Thursday, December 18, 2014 10:01 PM
• Marked as answer by Alex ZhaozxMicrosoft contingent staff, Moderator Monday, December 22, 2014 2:21 AM

Hi Moncheval

What is your current situation?

Have you checked the thread shared by britishdhez? Please go User Accounts under Control Panel and then check if there is a  'Reset Security Policies' option available, if yes, click it and change the screensaver timeout again, if there is no such option available, the policy on your computer is on the default settings or it is managed by the administrator (If the machine is in domain).

Further, please follow the steps mentioned by Niki in the above thread to continue the troubleshoot steps.

Best regards

I am having the same problem, but I don't have the option to reset security policies under my User Account . . .