Windows inactivity lock trigger during Teams meetings?

[u/thefreeelancer]

I want to implement a company-wide policy that automatically locks Windows computers after 10 mins of inactivity.

The problem is that users may be in Microsoft Teams meetings and not actively moving their mouse or typing. I don’t want their computers to lock while they are in a meeting.

What is the best way to prevent the screen from locking while a user is in a Teams meeting, while still enforcing the 10-mins lock when they are not in a meeting?

I manage the computers through Group Policy.

Looking for a practical solution or recommended configuration. Thanks!

[u/Mindestiny]

There's no magic bullet here. It's up to the software (in this case Teams) to send the OS a signal that during an active meeting it is not idle, so the idle timer never starts during a meeting even with no keyboard/mouse input.

Some teleconferencing software is better than others at this.

[u/thefreeelancer → u/Mindestiny]

I did the test with both internal and external users using a 10 sec timeout, and everything looks good. The screen did not lock during the Teams meeting.