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Need to prevent a group policy when user is not connected to network
I have group policy set up so users computers lock after 10 minutes with paswsword protected screensaver. yes they hate it... Well we have education that users powerpoint presentations and they are getting annoyed at their laptops locking during a presentation when they have been chatting for 12 minutes about one slide. I need to retain this GP when they are connected to the network yet when they are off site doing presentations I would like to not have this GP applied. Is there a solution configuring local Group policy on these units with loopback or a script that will run if they are not on network and login.
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Local user does not work and generating new user with different policies is not an option.. Defeats purpose behind password protected screensaver.....
If a small program was written to keep the computer "active" and not constantly in the idle state, then that should resolve the issue. The perfect choice might be a JAVA application. All you would need it to do is to simulate I/O, so by using a program to generate like a harmless keypress, a pefect choice might be FN+PRTSCR, it should generate snapshots of the computer screen, which you don't care if that happens or not and shouldn't interrupt a presentation. But since the machine believes it recieved I/O from the keyboard, it won't idle. Therefore preventing the passworded screensaver from loading. You have it generate this key combination every 5 min or so, and then that should solve the problem.
The only problem with this is that now you've distributed a file that the user could potentially use to circumvent the screensaver entirely. So a little lie like, using the program for long periods of time will cause their computer to break might be a good deterent to the misusing it. Hope this helps.
The only problem with this is that now you've distributed a file that the user could potentially use to circumvent the screensaver entirely. So a little lie like, using the program for long periods of time will cause their computer to break might be a good deterent to the misusing it. Hope this helps.
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moh10ly I have read the post and it makes sense. Do you know how I can make the script run when the user runs powerpoint and the I crate and undo bat that will run whne the users closes the application. Therefore the disable screensaver is tied to the application. I would prefer not have the users know any details. All they need to know is that when the are using powerpoint the screensaver will not start and lockout the computer. Maninblac1..thanks there is a program out there called PreventScreensaver... for powerpoint but in requires users intervention and like you said they will use it all the time...
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Perhaps setting up user with a separate login with policies adjusted for presentations.