How to Enable or Disable Screen Saver Password Protection in Windows 7?
When you configure a screensaver in Windows 7, it by default has password protection enabled. Someone who want computer with high security may prefer it is enabled, while others think it is a trouble to input password every time when resuming from screen saver, and like to disable the password protection.
Follow these steps to configure screensaver settings according to your needs in Windows 7:
Method 1 Through Screen Saver Settings
1. Right click the desktop, and select Personalize.
2. Click Screen Saver at the bottom of Personalization window. As soon as you do, Windows 7 will open the “Screen Saver Settings” dialog.
3. To disable screen saver password protection, clear the option “On resume, display logon screen”. To enable screen saver password protection, check the option “On resume, display logon screen”, and set a proper waiting time for screen saver.
Tip: In case you forgot windows 7 password, make sure you have made a password reset disk.
4. Then, click “OK” to apply your new settings.
Note: The change is only applied to current user.
Method 2 Through Local Group Policy Editor
Note: As this setting is applied to all users, you must log in as administrator to do this operation.
1. Click Start, type gpedit.msc in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER.
2. In the pop up Local Group Policy Editor, navigate to User Configuration->Administrative Templates->Control Panel-> Personalization, and then double click on Password Protect the Screen Saver.
3. In the new window, there are three options: Not Configured, Enabled and Disabled.
If you choose Not Configured, all users on the computer will be able to enable or disable screen savers password protection for their own user account.
If you choose Enabled, all screen savers are password protected for all users on the computer and cannot be changed.
If you choose Disabled, password protection cannot be set on any screen saver for all users on the computer.
4. Close the Local group Policy Editor.