How do I switch Windows 8 to desktop mode from tablet mode?

I think my laptop is in tablet mode, because after only one minute of inactivity it goes to the lock screen and asks me for a password.  This is troublesome when I am trying to read something, for example.
Thanks.

Hi,
Go to your Screen Saver Settings, select how many idle minutes to Wait before going to straight to the log on screen without a screen saver displaying first.
Meanwhile, go to Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Power Options, click "Change plan settings" link of your current selected plan, click "Change settings that are currently unavailable", set "turn off the display" as "never".
In addition, as NextXPert's view, Did you configure mail to sync with an Exchange environment?
Please refer to this thread:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/ace4085a-b0ba-4a98-898d-cd92d9e88e13/windows-8-cannot-change-screensaver-timeout?forum=w8itprogeneral
Karen Hu
TechNet Community Support

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