Curious you describe a setting that doesn't seem to exist: "Confidentiality, Deactivating lock screen"
Do you mean this? Privacy > Screen lock = OFF Regardless, please upload your system information using this command: apport-collect 1724105 ** Changed in: gnome-shell (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1724105 Title: Confidentiality : Deactivating lock screen doesn't work Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: In System Settings, Confidentiality, Deactivating lock screen : does not work after opening laptop lid. Still presented by the GDM users/password lock screen. Worst case : sometimes, presented by the screen saver window, hitting space bar to reveal desktop cause a shell freeze. Been like this also on Ubuntu Gnome 17.04 Dell XPS 13 (9360) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1724105/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp