Policy

Enable screen saver

Enables desktop screen savers. If you disable this setting, screen savers do not run. Also, this setting disables the Screen Saver section of the Screen Saver dialog in the Personalization or Display Control Panel. As a result, users cannot change the screen saver options. If you do not configure it, this setting has no effect on the system. If you enable it, a screen saver runs, provided the following two conditions hold: First, a valid screen saver on the client is specified through the "Screen Saver executable name" setting or through Control Panel on the client computer. Second, the screen saver timeout is set to a nonzero value through the setting or Control Panel. Also, see the "Prevent changing Screen Saver" setting.

Policy
Pack Microsoft Windows
Category Control Panel / Personalization
Policy ID 633c260c4633
Internal name CPL_Personalization_EnableScreenSaver

Registry

Copy registry mappings

HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Control Panel\Desktop\ScreenSaveActive (enabled) = 1
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Control Panel\Desktop\ScreenSaveActive (disabled) = 0

Policy notes

Enables desktop screen savers. If you disable this setting, screen savers do not run. Also, this setting disables the Screen Saver section of the Screen Saver dialog in the Personalization or Display Control Panel. As a result, users cannot change the screen saver options. If you do not configure it, this setting has no effect on the system. If you enable it, a screen saver runs, provided the following two conditions hold: First, a valid screen saver on the client is specified through the "Screen Saver executable name" setting or through Control Panel on the client computer. Second, the screen saver timeout is set to a nonzero value through the setting or Control Panel. Also, see the "Prevent changing Screen Saver" setting.

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