Group Policy Screensaver Settings

  1. Group Policy Screen Saver Settings
  2. Group Policy Screensaver Settings Location
  3. Group Policy Screensaver Settings

Configuring Screensaver Settings on a Reference PC. The settings of the corresponding registry keys on this computer will be distributed to all PCs using Group Policy. The folder C: Screen must exist on a reference computer. In Windows 10, go to the following settings section: Start - Settings - Personalization - Lock Screen.

Group Policy Screen Saver Settings

SolutionCreate a share folder to put all your photos in, I’m setting Share Permissions Everyone = Read, then on the Security tab, Domain users = Read, and Domain Admins = Full Control.Now I’m creating a basic script that will map a drive letter (x:) on the client machine to that share, and copy down all the photos into a folder called “C:IT DeptScreensaver”. Save the file with a.bet (batch file) extension.Now create (or Edit) a GPO thats linked to the OU that contains your users, ( remember the thing that looks like an OU in AD called users, isn’t an OU, it’s a ‘container’).Edit your group policy.Run a Logon Script from Group PolicyNavigate to.

User Configuration Policies Administrative Templates Control Panel Personalization Force specific screen saverEnable the policy and type in PhotoScreensaver.scr OK Apply.Leave the policy editor open!Windows 10 Screen Saver SettingsThese are well hidden, thanks Microsoft! Remember these setting can be deployed to Win7/8 as well. You need to have the local folder with the photos in already to get some settings from, you will have to do this one manually just make sure the folder path is correct!On a client machine Start Settings Personalization Lock Screen.Scroll down Screen Saver Settings Set ‘Photos’ Settings.Browse to the photo folder Tick Shuffle Pictures Save.Run regedit and navigate to. HKEYCURRENTUSER Software Microsoft Windows Photo Viewer Slideshow ScreensaverRight click and export the whole ‘Screensaver’ key, save it somewhere you can find it.Now copy the file you just exported to the server, and double click it to ‘merge’ it into the registry.WARNING: There is a registry value in here called EncryptedPIDL, it’s the actual path to the folder that contains the photos, and it’s been encrypted.

Because Windows is a bit stupid, it breaks the text down so when you try and import/merge it, it does not work. Also it does not tell you anything went wrong. You can open the file you exported in Notepad, and disable word wrap, then make sure that the EncryptedPIDL value copies over correctly. Or simply create a new ‘ string value‘ called EncryptedPIDL and copy and paste it directly from your client onto the servers registry value.Back in the policy editor that you left open above, navigate to.

Group Policy Screensaver Settings Location

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Group Policy Screensaver Settings

This functionality works OK in Win10. Are you sure? I am utilizing the following across all of my clients, including Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 8.1 Enterprise, and Windows 10 Enterprise 1511-1709, just fine: User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Control Panel/Personalization/Enable screen saver - EnabledPassword protect the screen saver - EnabledScreen saver timeout - Enabled, 900 secondsAre you applying the GPO to users or computers? If computers, you need to enable loopback processing, preferably in replace mode.

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