broken screen saver timeout.
After deploying SP1 to all of our Windows 7 workstations, the screen saver timeout in group policy is no longer affecting these machines. Has anybody else seen this or have any ideas? Thanks, Zak
March 30th, 2011 12:19am

Hi Zak, Would you please let me know if the computer cannot enter to screen saver mode or the screen goes into black? Please understand if any software is preventing the computer from dropping into hibernate, the screensaver wasn't working. Also a wireless mouse can cause "activity" to occur preventing the hibernate. First, please set the screen saver manually. Right click the desktop -> Personalize -> Screen Saver -> choose the picture and set the time. After upgrading SP1, I suggest also updating all device drivers again. If the issue persists, please open an elevated CMD windows and type the following command. Powercfg /requests You can check if there is any device preventing the computer from dropping into hibernate. Best Regards, NikiPlease remember to click "Mark as Answer" on the post that helps you, and to click "Unmark as Answer" if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.
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March 31st, 2011 1:27pm

This turned out to have nothing to do with SP1. I started asking around with all of our windows 7 people and the majority said their screens still locked. I ran the powercfg command, and noticed there was a dll being loaded which was related to our previous Desktop Authority evaluation. I removed all related files from the GP repository, rebooted my PC, and now the screensaver timeout is working again. Thanks for the help, Zak
April 7th, 2011 10:03am

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