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Enable Automatic Screen Lock Group Policy Angela 05-30-2006
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Posted by Angela on May 30, 2006, 1:41 pm
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 Hello all and thanks in advance. I'd like to set a group policy to
automatically kick in the screensaver after a set interval of inactivity on
my server no matter who's logged on (say 15 minutes). I know this setting is
in "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Desktop" for a machine, but I'd like this
to take effect domain-wide and be built when they logon, what policy should I
be looking at setting?

Posted by Miha Pihler [MVP] on May 30, 2006, 2:03 pm
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 Hi,

Open Group Policy and go to User Configuration. Here go to Administrative
Templates, Control Panel, Display. Double click on the policy named "Screen
Saver timeout" and configure it -- e.g. enter 15 minutes timeout.

--
Mike
Microsoft MVP - Windows Security

> Hello all and thanks in advance. I'd like to set a group policy to
> automatically kick in the screensaver after a set interval of inactivity
> on
> my server no matter who's logged on (say 15 minutes). I know this setting
> is
> in "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Desktop" for a machine, but I'd like
> this
> to take effect domain-wide and be built when they logon, what policy
> should I
> be looking at setting?



Posted by Michael D. Ober on May 30, 2006, 2:31 pm
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In the same policy area, you will need to set the screen saver name as well
or the timeout won't take effect. Also, set the "Password Protected"
policy.

Mike Ober.

> Hi,
>
> Open Group Policy and go to User Configuration. Here go to Administrative
> Templates, Control Panel, Display. Double click on the policy named
"Screen
> Saver timeout" and configure it -- e.g. enter 15 minutes timeout.
>
> --
> Mike
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Security
>
> > Hello all and thanks in advance. I'd like to set a group policy to
> > automatically kick in the screensaver after a set interval of inactivity
> > on
> > my server no matter who's logged on (say 15 minutes). I know this
setting
> > is
> > in "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Desktop" for a machine, but I'd like
> > this
> > to take effect domain-wide and be built when they logon, what policy
> > should I
> > be looking at setting?
>
>




Posted by Angela on May 30, 2006, 2:32 pm
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Thanks Miha,
One question, is there a registry entry that does this setting? (I'm
creating an INF file that will be used to import these settings)

"Miha Pihler [MVP]" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Open Group Policy and go to User Configuration. Here go to Administrative
> Templates, Control Panel, Display. Double click on the policy named "Screen
> Saver timeout" and configure it -- e.g. enter 15 minutes timeout.
>
> --
> Mike
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Security
>
> > Hello all and thanks in advance. I'd like to set a group policy to
> > automatically kick in the screensaver after a set interval of inactivity
> > on
> > my server no matter who's logged on (say 15 minutes). I know this setting
> > is
> > in "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Desktop" for a machine, but I'd like
> > this
> > to take effect domain-wide and be built when they logon, what policy
> > should I
> > be looking at setting?
>
>
>

Posted by Miha Pihler [MVP] on May 31, 2006, 1:15 pm
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Can you explain a bit more? Why do you want to do the import? Why not simply
configure a group policy that would (re)configure computers in domain (or
OU)?

--
Mike
Microsoft MVP - Windows Security

> Thanks Miha,
> One question, is there a registry entry that does this setting? (I'm
> creating an INF file that will be used to import these settings)
>
> "Miha Pihler [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Open Group Policy and go to User Configuration. Here go to Administrative
>> Templates, Control Panel, Display. Double click on the policy named
>> "Screen
>> Saver timeout" and configure it -- e.g. enter 15 minutes timeout.
>>
>> --
>> Mike
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Security
>>
>> > Hello all and thanks in advance. I'd like to set a group policy to
>> > automatically kick in the screensaver after a set interval of
>> > inactivity
>> > on
>> > my server no matter who's logged on (say 15 minutes). I know this
>> > setting
>> > is
>> > in "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Desktop" for a machine, but I'd like
>> > this
>> > to take effect domain-wide and be built when they logon, what policy
>> > should I
>> > be looking at setting?
>>
>>
>>



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