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Mike_Zhuang
Copper Contributor
Sep 26, 2022

Can't make changes to Screensaver

Hi folks,   I'm experiencing an issue of changing the wait time in Screensaver. Every time I made a change, it will be reverted back to 5mins.    Any idea?   Thanks in advance! 
Reza_Ameri's avatar
Reza_Ameri
Silver Contributor
Sep 27, 2022
Since when this problem started?
Are you using Windows Insider build?
  • Mike_Zhuang's avatar
    Mike_Zhuang
    Copper Contributor
    Sep 30, 2022

    Since the last windows update.

    here's the update:
    I created two group policies:
    1) Enable Screen saver timeout (3600 seconds); Enable Screen saver

     

    2) two custom policies
    a)./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/DeviceLock/MaxInactivityTimeDeviceLock (value:900) #Max idle time b)./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/LocalPoliciesSecurityOptions/InteractiveLogon_MachineInactivityLimit (value:3600) #idle time to timeout


    The 2a always give me error with no detail, don't what went wrong...

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      rachelgomez161999
      Iron Contributor
      Oct 04, 2022
      If your screensaver isn't working as it should be, make sure it is enabled. Find the screensaver settings under Settings > Personalization > Lock screen > Screen saver settings. If you don't currently have a screensaver selected, choose the one you like and set the amount of time before it activates.

      Greeting,
      Rachel Gomez
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        Mike_Zhuang
        Copper Contributor
        Oct 05, 2022

        Hi Rachel, rachelgomez161999 

         

        Thank you for your reply. I'm sure it's enabled, and every time when I try to increase the wait time, it keeps resetting it back to 5 minutes, very annoying....

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