
Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Important This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. Windows Registry Editor Version 5.How to change the logon screen saver in WindowsĬhange the logon screen saver timeout time Now when ever you want to override the group policy just double click this file.
Save the file as disable_screensaver_group_policy.reg. Open notepad (Start->Run and type “notepad”). In order to disable screensaver group policy via click of a button perform following steps: Disable screensaver group policy automatically using registry editor script See next section on how to create such a script. User can create a script that can automatically update these settings. In such a scenario it becomes quite tedious to modify these settings manually. Note: If your user does not have Administrative privileges then the group policy would be turned on again after a reboot. These values should disable screensaver group policy and set value to never turn on the screensaver. Modify the screensaver entries to following valuesSet “ScreenSaverIsSecure” to zeroSet “ScreenSaveActive” to zero. Navigate to the screensaver policies which can be found at HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Control Panel\Desktop. This opens registry editor and lists all registries. Type regedit in the Run dialog box and hit enter. Disable screensaver group policy manually using registry editor If your user does not have admin privileges then you will have to use alternate method using registry. Note: The Group Policy Editor requires Administrative privileges to disable screensaver group policy. Navigate to the interested policy and modify it. This opens a Group Policy Editor and lists all policies. Type gpedit.msc in the Run dialog box and hit enter. Disable screensaver group policy using group policy editor