How Do I Set a Group Policy to Lock a PC After Minutes?

How Do I Set a Group Policy to Lock a PC After Minutes?

  1. Click “Start.” Type “Gpedit.msc” into the search box at the bottom of the Start menu. Press “Enter.”
  2. Click “Yes” in the User Account Control prompt window, if one appears.
  3. Navigate to the “User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Control Panel\Personalization” folder in the left pane of the Group Policy window.
  4. Double-click the “Password Protect the Screen Saver” setting in the right pane of the Group Policy Editor window.
  5. Click “Enabled.” Click “OK.”
  6. Double-click the “Screen Saver Timeout” setting in the right pane.
  7. Click “Enabled.”
  8. Type the number of seconds you want to lock the PC after into the “Seconds” box. For example, type “600” if you want to lock the PC after 10 minutes.
  9. Click “OK.”

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