In this guide, I will be showing you how to enable or disable the screen saver of a Windows computer via the Windows settings and Group Policy. This sometimes is very necessary for some corporate environments where employees are restricted from setting some inappropriate images as their screen savers. No matter the windows edition you are using just have it at the back of your mind that the process of preventing screen saver is very easy and not a herculean task. If you want to read more on the Windows system you can read these: How to prevent Windows Users from changing the Screen Saver via the Registry Settings, How to Upgrade Windows 11 Pro to Enterprise and vice Versa, How to install Windows 11 on HyperV, How to Install Windows Admin Center on Windows 10 & 11
Disable screen saver through windows settings
Windows 10
The Windows settings are the easiest route in disabling any screen saver. You can decide to turn off the screen saver or change the screen out time.
Now go to the search box on your system taskbar and type settings
Click on settings and this will take you to the settings home page. You can also press the Windows key+i to open the settings home page.
– Now press Personalization
On the next screen click on Lock Screen
Now click on the ‘Screen saver setting’ and select ‘None‘.
Now click on ‘Apply‘ and the screen saver will be disabled.
Windows 11
Now go to the search box on your system and type settings
Click on Personalization and to the right click on Lock screen
After the Lock screen page opens scroll down and click Screen saver
In the Screen saver section, you need to select None to disable or select from the other drop-down lists to enable.
Disable screen saver using Group Policy
Windows 10 & 11
If you want to disable the screen saver for all users using the same device then using the Group Policy will be another good option.
You can press the shortcut key Windows key+R to open the Run dialog box. Then enter gpedit.msc and then press the Enter key.
After the Local Group Policy Editor opens go to User Configuration > Administrative Template > Control Panel > Personalization.
Go ahead and click on the ‘Prevent changing screen saver’ option in the right side.
When you click on ‘Prevent changing screen saver’ you will find the below three options:
- Not Configured
- Enabled
- Disabled
For the not configured and enabled, the screen saver will remain on and when you click on Disabled and apply the screen saver will remain disabled.
Here is a video on how to enable or disable Screen Saver In Windows 10 via Windows Settings and Group Policy.
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