Comments on: I do not wish my screensaver to lock my computer, thank you. http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/disable-screensaver-password/ neat fun stuff Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:55:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Arjun http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/disable-screensaver-password/#comment-332234 Arjun Thu, 14 May 2009 06:22:11 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=7#comment-332234 How can I set 0 on Vista machine. Can you please help finding the below path on Vista machine. HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Software Policies > Microsoft > Windows > Control Panel > Desktop How can I set 0 on Vista machine. Can you please help finding the below path on Vista machine.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Software Policies > Microsoft > Windows > Control Panel > Desktop

]]> By: Bob http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/disable-screensaver-password/#comment-332012 Bob Wed, 13 May 2009 02:45:57 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=7#comment-332012 If you can't change the setting in the Control Panel but you can edit the registry key, then the setting is being forced by a GPO. In which case, when the GPO refreshes locally it will revert back. If you can’t change the setting in the Control Panel but you can edit the registry key, then the setting is being forced by a GPO. In which case, when the GPO refreshes locally it will revert back.

]]> By: Andy http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/disable-screensaver-password/#comment-309544 Andy Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:19:11 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=7#comment-309544 Setting the value for 30 does not change it to 30 minutes. It's basically just a true/false statement. If you set it to 0, it means it will not be secure. If you set it to any positive (and probably negative) number, it will be secure. The location of the "ScreenSaverIsSecure" registry key may be in different locations depending on what version of Windows you have, so you could always just search for "screensaverissecure" and change the value to "0" If it doesn't work, search multiple registry entries or other "screensaver" entries that a 3rd party security application might have placed. Good luck :) Setting the value for 30 does not change it to 30 minutes. It’s basically just a true/false statement. If you set it to 0, it means it will not be secure. If you set it to any positive (and probably negative) number, it will be secure.

The location of the “ScreenSaverIsSecure” registry key may be in different locations depending on what version of Windows you have, so you could always just search for “screensaverissecure” and change the value to “0″

If it doesn’t work, search multiple registry entries or other “screensaver” entries that a 3rd party security application might have placed.

Good luck :)

]]> By: Chris http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/disable-screensaver-password/#comment-306128 Chris Tue, 07 Apr 2009 21:53:56 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=7#comment-306128 This is an awesome idea. My company just went to the ole 15 minute password policy and it kills me. Makes it even worse when they require some convoluted password. My company does not do that yet, but is implementing that type of policy at the next password change. Regarding the question by John, the ScreenSaveTimeOut value appears to be seconds. To get to thirty minutes, you could probably change that to 1800. This is an awesome idea.
My company just went to the ole 15 minute password policy and it kills me.
Makes it even worse when they require some convoluted password. My company does not do that yet, but is implementing that type of policy at the next password change.
Regarding the question by John, the ScreenSaveTimeOut value appears to be seconds. To get to thirty minutes, you could probably change that to 1800.

]]> By: jOHN http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/disable-screensaver-password/#comment-298015 jOHN Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:49:07 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=7#comment-298015 * Run ‘regedit’ to edit your registry * Navigate down the tree to HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Software Policies > Microsoft > Windows > Control Panel > Desktop and look for an entry ScreenSaverIsSecure. You want to make sure the value for ScreenSaverIsSecure is 0 (zero). * Exit regedit; you’re done! Can you change it to say 30 mins. by using 30 instead of 0 (zero)? * Run ‘regedit’ to edit your registry
* Navigate down the tree to HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Software Policies > Microsoft > Windows > Control Panel > Desktop and look for an entry ScreenSaverIsSecure. You want to make sure the value for ScreenSaverIsSecure is 0 (zero).
* Exit regedit; you’re done!

Can you change it to say 30 mins. by using 30 instead of 0 (zero)?

]]> By: Shay http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/disable-screensaver-password/#comment-131826 Shay Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:32:58 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=7#comment-131826 Hi all. As a system admin I can tell you that registry is locked for users not admin, but... The issue is that the registry is open only for a section called HKEY_CURRENT_USER, and since this is a per user policy, you can change it via the registry. If you couldn't, then you wouldn't have access to regular things users can do. Cheers. Hi all.

As a system admin I can tell you that registry is locked for users not admin, but…

The issue is that the registry is open only for a section called HKEY_CURRENT_USER, and since this is a per user policy, you can change it via the registry. If you couldn’t, then you wouldn’t have access to regular things users can do.

Cheers.

]]> By: John http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/disable-screensaver-password/#comment-130212 John Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:18:31 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=7#comment-130212 Awesome thanks! - I'm in the same boat actually - can regedit but have above policy set... Anyway you inspired me to look up the edit for windows 2000 see link above - it is in contrrol panel/desktop Awesome thanks!

- I’m in the same boat actually – can regedit but have above policy set…

Anyway you inspired me to look up the edit for windows 2000

see link above – it is in contrrol panel/desktop

]]> By: Mike http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/disable-screensaver-password/#comment-118718 Mike Wed, 12 Dec 2007 09:11:49 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=7#comment-118718 my 2 cents to this post - this time, the screensaver lock feature in some G machines is really impossible to remove ;-) at least with this simple hack :) my 2 cents to this post – this time, the screensaver lock feature in some G machines is really impossible to remove ;-) at least with this simple hack :)

]]> By: bob http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/disable-screensaver-password/#comment-118130 bob Wed, 05 Dec 2007 08:39:02 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=7#comment-118130 Never thought I'd find an answer to my dilemma! Thank you for this. (was an old company PC that disabled screen saver password option). Frustrations averted. Never thought I’d find an answer to my dilemma! Thank you for this. (was an old company PC that disabled screen saver password option). Frustrations averted.

]]> By: seksuel http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/disable-screensaver-password/#comment-117193 seksuel Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:37:53 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=7#comment-117193 Matt, Honestly speaking there are much easier ways to do this rather than having to edit your registry settings. Just my 2 cents. Love your reading your blog. Thanks Matt,
Honestly speaking there are much easier ways to do this rather than having to edit your registry settings. Just my 2 cents.

Love your reading your blog.

Thanks

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