screensaverwindows 7
I have admin rights on my laptop but in the screen saver settings it is set that the screen saver appears after 15 minutes of inactivity. this setting is greyed out and I can not change it so that the screen saver does not appear after 15 minutes.
can somebody recommend how to change it so that this setting is not greyed out and I can change it so that screen saver does not appear.
Thank you,
Irina
If the PC is part of a domain, you cannot change it; otherwise, see the instructions below.
The location of the GPO that controls this would be: Local Computer Policy\User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Control Panel\Display and more specifically; "Hide screen saver tab". Group Policy Editor is available only in Windows 7 Enterprise, Pro and Ultimate.
You can also change registry settings ... which I do not suggest if you don't have permission. You can get into trouble if they find out you're circumventing their policies.
You can find it here:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Control Panel\Desktop
Delete the ScreenSaverIsSecure value.
If the greyout comes back after making registry change, you may have to use Group Policy Editor to make a permanent change.
Open the group policy editor by running this command:
gpedit.msc
and navigate to Local Computer Policy\User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Control Panel\Personalization
double click the "Password protect the screen saver" entry
Tick the enabled radio button and hit OK. Close the editor.
You can 'Lock' your screen when you leave (ctrl+alt+del) to be sure that whoever uses the PC next has to log in.
There are a few things which can stop a screensaver from locking a session, possible windows/program updates may interrupt it... Or even a program waiting for a response/notification.
Best Answer
If your sytem is not connected to a domain, then try this:
Start
Regedit.exeand goto:Delete these values in the right-pane:
SCRNSAVE.EXE
ScreenSaverIsSecure
ScreenSaveTimeout
Repeat the same here, if the key/values are present:
Logoff and login back.
If you've used the Local Group Policy Editor to configure ScreenSaver Policy, you need to reverse the settings there instead of Regedit.exe