How to disable screensaver in Windows 10 v1803 Ent via Registry or GPO

Question

_{Tuesday, December 11, 2018 3:43 PM}

Hi All,

Since our Windows 10 migration, we are having an issue with one of our GPO to disable screensavers for a AD group.  If the user/computer were apart of the NoScreenSaver group, it would send down a couple of registry keys.

Now with Windows 10 v1803, that policy is no longer working. 

So I am looking for the keys that I can use to send to a group of workstations to disable the screensaver.

If not the keys, what is the combo of GPO settings.

Thanks!

JP 

All replies (4)

_{Wednesday, December 12, 2018 1:20 AM}

Step 1: Open Registry Editor. To do so, type Regedit in Start menu or taskbar search box and then press Enter key. Registry Editor can also be launched by typing Regedit in Run command box and pressing Enter key.

Step 2: In the Registry Editor, navigate to the following key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop

Step 3: On the right-side, look for the entry named ScreenSaveActive, double-click on it, and set the value to 1 (one) to enable screen saver and make it 0 (zero) to disable.

Note that if the ScreenSaveActive string value doesn’t exist, right-click on the empty area, click New, click String Value and name it ScreenSaveActive.

S.Sengupta,Microsoft MVP Windows and Devices for IT, Windows Insider MVP

_{Wednesday, December 12, 2018 3:13 AM}

Hi,

To disable screen saver via registry:(detailed steps at the end of following article**）**

https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/185348/how-to-change-the-logon-screen-saver-in-windows

To disable screen saver via GPO:(navigate to the location as captured, set the number to the maximum:59940 seconds)

Hope the information above can be helpful.

Please feel free to let me know if any assistance is needed.

Best regards,

Lavilian

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_{Friday, December 14, 2018 9:07 AM}

Hi,

Just checking in to see if the information provided was helpful. Please let us know if you would like further assistance.

Best Regards,

Lavilian

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_{Monday, December 17, 2018 9:02 AM}

Hi,

Just want to confirm the current situations.

Please feel free to let us know if you need further assistance.

Best Regards,

Lavilian

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