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GPO screensaver

N3m[B]er Posted messages 854 Status Member -  
kelux Posted messages 3065 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   -
Hello,

I need to enforce the screensaver to 5 minutes on about 200 devices.

It must apply to these devices regardless of the user accounts in the domain, so it would be better to enforce it with a policy by computer.

How should I go about it? (several solutions tested but to no avail...)

Thanks in advance.

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    kelux Posted messages 3065 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   434
     
    Hello,

    (several solutions tested but in vain...)
    Which ones?

    We can very well configure this type of GPO on all users, so no matter the workstation, the user will have their screensaver...

    Is the goal auto-locking the session after inactivity?

    Using a registry "compactor" on top of a registry "cleaner" would be equivalent to rinsing your throat with a swig of Jack Daniels after swallowing a pint of snake oil....
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    1. N3m[B]er Posted messages 854 Status Member 611
       
      No, no, no locking, just the screensaver that starts after 5 minutes.
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    2. N3m[B]er Posted messages 854 Status Member 611
       
      I created a .bat file containing:

      REG ADD "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop" /V ScreenSaveTimeOut /t REG_SZ /d 300

      It works well locally, but through GPO in startup script, nothing happens on the client...
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