Tweak Library – Set screen savers password-protection

Tweaks are tricks & hacks for optimizing your system and helps in enhancing & securing your Operating System

All

Home > Security > Set screen savers password-protection

Set screen savers password-protection

This setting enables you to specify if your screen savers are password protected and it also disallows the user to alter the preferences of your password-protection.

Tweak for : Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows 2000, Windows Vista

Description:

This setting enables you to specify if your screen savers are password protected and it also disallows the user to alter the preferences of your password-protection.

For this, go to Start > Run menu, enter “regedit” and navigate to the registry path listed below. You can create a DWORD value “ScreenSaverIsSecure”, if this value does not exist.

Now, right-click and modify the value to “1” which can set the password protection for your screen savers. However, if you want to get back to the original state, change the value to “0”.

NOTE:
If you don’t use this setting, Windows will allows the user to turn password protection on and off.

Is your PC slow?
optimize performance with

Advanced System Optimizer 3

Prevent user from changing Screensaver Protection (Checked).reg

The '.reg' filePrevent user from changing Screensaver Protection (Checked).

Download

Prevent user from changing Screensaver Protection (UnChecked).reg

The '.reg' file Prevent user from changing Screensaver Protection (UnChecked).

Download

Allow user from changing Screensaver Protection.reg

The '.reg' file Allow user from changing Screensaver Protection.

Download

Registry Entry Details:

Registry Entry 1 :

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\]

Key Type :

Current User

Value Name :

Windows

Data Type :

Key

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

Value Action :

Add an Entry

Registry Entry 2 :

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\]

Key Type :

Current User

Value Name :

Control Panel

Data Type :

Key

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

Value Action :

Add an Entry

Registry Entry 3 :

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Control Panel\]

Key Type :

Current User

Value Name :

Desktop

Data Type :

Key

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

Value Action :

Add an Entry

Registry Entry 4 :

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Control Panel\Desktop\]

Key Type :

Current User

Value Name :

ScreenSaverIsSecure

Data Type :

DWORD (DWORD Value)

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

Value Action :

Add an Entry

Steps ScreenShots:

Apply registry settings according below given steps of screenshots with related changes.

‘Screen Savers password-protection’ is checked and can not be changed.

‘Screen Savers password-protection’ is unchecked and can not be changed.

‘Screen Savers password-protection’ is enabled and changes can be done by default.

First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit".

Go to [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\] , key and create a new key with the name "Windows" under "Microsoft".

Then, create a "Control Panel" key under "Windows".

Then, create a "Desktop" key under "Control Panel".

Now, right-click in the open area to create a DWORD Value with the name "ScreenSaverIsSecure" in "Control Panel" key.

Next, right-click on "ScreenSaverIsSecure" and click on 'Modify'.

Finally, enter the value "1" (Base Hexadecimal) without quotation in the text box and click on 'OK'.Once you are done. Exit from registry. After a restart or logoff, the changes take effect.

Other Related Tweaks

Disable registry editors. Category : Security With this setting you can restrict a user from using the registry editors like regedit.exe or regedt32.exe. This can be useful if you are working on a network based environment and want to withhold users on workstations from editing the registry.
Restricting access to “Properties” of My Computer or “System” in Control Panel (For All Users). Category : Security This setting can hide the “Properties” of My Computer folder and restricts access to “System Properties” dialog box of System in Control Panel.
Empty temporary Internet files on exiting Internet Explorer. Category : Security By using this tweak you can control whether Internet Explorer should delete all of the temporary Internet files stored during the session when the browser is closed.
Login administrator automatically for Recovery Console. Category : Security If this setting is enabled, the recovery console will be started during startup through automatic administrator logon, so you don’t have to enter a password.
Delete the page file during the shutdown process. Category : Security You can clear the page file during the shutdown process to remove any unsecured data in the page file.

Disable registry editors.

Category : Security

With this setting you can restrict a user from using the registry editors like regedit.exe or regedt32.exe. This can be useful if you are working on a network based environment and want to withhold users on workstations from editing the registry.

Restricting access to “Properties” of My Computer or “System” in Control Panel (For All Users).

Category : Security

This setting can hide the “Properties” of My Computer folder and restricts access to “System Properties” dialog box of System in Control Panel.

Empty temporary Internet files on exiting Internet Explorer.

Category : Security

By using this tweak you can control whether Internet Explorer should delete all of the temporary Internet files stored during the session when the browser is closed.

Category : Security

If this setting is enabled, the recovery console will be started during startup through automatic administrator logon, so you don’t have to enter a password.

Delete the page file during the shutdown process.

Category : Security

You can clear the page file during the shutdown process to remove any unsecured data in the page file.

Remove spyware infections automatically / manually | Check for file authenticity