Below is a picture of what we do. We just lock the screen. Doesn't matter if the user chooses a screensaver or not - the screen locks after 900 seconds (too long in my opinion, but it quelled the screaming).
And, as mentioned, test on someone first. [image: Inline image 2] On Wed, Sep 6, 2017 at 8:26 AM, Michael Leone <[email protected]> wrote: > I've had a "suggestion" from my CIO. :-) He would like to use GP to > enforce that all domain computers have a screensaver (set to like 15 > minutes), and that the screensaver is password enabled. He didn't seem > to care which screensaver, as long as one is set. > > (these are all Win 7 PCs, BTW) > > I see the options in User Config/Policies/Admin Templates/Control > Panel/Personalization that I can Enable Screen saver and password > protect the screen saver. But if I read it right, I either have to > specify which screen saver to use, or depend on the user to pick one. > > So what happens if I choose > > Enable screen saver: ENABLED > Password protect the screen saver: ENABLED > screen saver timeout: 900 seconds > > and the user does *not* set a screensaver? If I use the above > settings, do I really also need to force a specific screen saver, so > that I can be sure that at least a passworded screen saver is set? > > What do the rest of you do? I'm assuming at least some of you enforce > passworded screensavers. > > Thanks for any advice. > > >
