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Whenever I press Super+L (or Win+L) on my Ubuntu 14.04 Desktop, the screen gets locked. I would like to disable this behaviour. In System Settings->Keyboard->Shortcuts->System there is a shortcut configured for Lock screen: Ctrl+Alt+L. It works. But I couldn't find where the shortcut for Super+L is configured.
Background: I run Ubuntu in a virtual machine on Windows and use Super+L to lock the Windows desktop, making it superfluous to lock the Ubuntu Desktop. Once I unlock the screen I have to type my password twice: Once for Windows and again for Ubuntu.
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On your desktop, open up the top right menu and click on the gear wheel ( settings ) icon. From there click on Privacy tab in the left panel, followed by the Lock screen menu. Flip the Automatic Screen Lock switch into the OFF position. Optionally disable the Lock Screen on Suspend and Lock Screen Notifications .
On the desktop, navigate to the upper-right corner of the screen, click the arrow icon to expand the desktop options and then click the Settings icon. From the the Settings menu, select Privacy. On the Privacy page, select Screen Lock, and toggle the Automatic Screen Lock switch from On to Off.
Open the Activities overview and start typing Power. Click Power to open the panel. Use the Screen Blank drop-down list under Power Saving Options to set the time until the screen blanks, or disable the blanking completely.
This key can usually be found on the bottom-left of your keyboard, next to the Alt key, and usually has a Windows logo on it. It is sometimes called the Windows key or system key.
Unity also has a shortcut to lock the screen, so you need to disable that one too.
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While this is an old question, it still comes up as the top result for searches like "ubuntu disable win+L locking". For future reference, this answer covers a method without CompizConfig Settings Manager.
https://askubuntu.com/questions/531835/how-do-i-disable-lock-screen-keyboard-shortcut-under-unity
In short:
Run gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.lockdown disable-lock-screen true to disable the lock screen.
However, this will still turn your screen black for a few seconds. This is still especially useful if you are running Ubuntu in a VM, and don't want it to lock when you lock your outer system.
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