Where is the screensaver timeout in the registry

So how do you change that value? By using a script just like this one, which changes the timeout value to 5 minutes seconds :. But the great thing about the Registry provider is that it works just as well on remote computers as it does the local computer. If you want to change the screensaver timeout value on a remote computer, just set the value of strComputer to the name of that computer. Next we call the CreateKey method.

This is just to be on the safe side. If the registry key already exists, then CreateKey will just leave well enough alone. After specifying the name of the registry value we want to change ScreenSaveTimeout and the new value , we then use the SetStringValue method to change the timeout value to seconds.

Not too bad, huh? For more information about the Registry provider — probably one of the most under-appreciated on all WMI providers — take a look at the Registry chapter in the Microsoft Windows Scripting Guide.

And check out the infamous Tweakomatic , the amazing utility that will actually write scripts that can read from and write to the registry. And to steal from an old commercial, with a name like Tweakomatic, it has to be good. See how much fun registry scripting can be?!? The Tweakomatic has additional scripts for managing the screensaver, as well as scripts for managing the Start menu, the Task bar, Windows Explorer folder settings, and a whole lot more.

Comments are closed. Scripting Forums. PowerShell Forums. From command line you can run the below command to change screen saver timeout limit. You can password protection by setting the data in ScreenSaverIsSecure to 1. If you set this to 0, you will not be asked to provide password when you interrupt the screen saver to resume the user session.

Read the post Change screen saver from windows command line using registry key. The commands for disabling screensaver and for changing timeout appear identical. Is this correct? Thanks in advance! Our upload to website I can download. Thanks for help. Yours, Harold. Would a value of 0 do that? So you meant never activate the screensaver, right?

This is not a screen saver then. The display becomes blank after some time which is controlled by powersettings. Open powercfg. Here you can increase the timeout period or set it to never. Actually, the information above is not correct or at least not complete for Win7 Pro. But that behavior is not controlled by the powerconfig control panel. Is it possible to run the screen saver for a limited amount of time then returns to desktop automatically?

What may be throwing some people is if a policy has been set on the system regarding the screensaver. Those settings are in a different location in the registry. I am looking for a screensaversetting window that has the options grayed out.