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using group policy to disable windows screensaver access

I need to make it so after a period of time lets say 8 minutes all computers goto a screensaver mode and when you come back the computer is locked out ie: password protected. I would like to do this globally as going to each individually machine is tedious. I also need to make it so that individual users cannot change those settings meaning they cannot change there screensavers and so on
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> User Configuration
>> Administrative Template
>>> Control Panel
>>>> Display

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User configuration>Admin template>control panel/display
Password protect screen saver
Screen saver
This should do you.  Make sure to create the GPO then link it do the top level domain
I wouldnt edit the default domain policy to change these settings
Oops!  I meant to add more to that; sorry.

If you set the various options here but you want to apply the settings to particular computers rather than the users (regardless of the computer they are connected to) you might want to make this a loopback policy and apply it to the computers OU (with necessary filters).
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ok I've made those changes and did a gpupdate /force but problem is it does the proper changes but doesn't seem to be going to the user pc's only seems to make the change locally on the server I am sure I am missing something thanks for all your help
Which OU did you link the policy in at?
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thank you guys I appreciate it. I split the pointss between the two of you that stuck it out with me