= Creating a ScreenSaver Policy with a GPO =

**Summary**: How to disable your screensaver using a gpo. \\
**Date**: Around 2008 \\
**Refactor**: 31 December 2024: Checked links and formatting. \\
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= ScreenSaver Policy =

On a domain member with administrative tools installed:

* Go to start -> All Programs -> Administrative Tools -> Group Policy Management
* Browse to the Forest -> Domain -> Organizational Unit where you want to apply the policy
* Rightclick -> 'Create a GPO in this domain, and link it here':

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* Browse to User Configuration -> Policies -> Administrative Templates -> Display:
  * Set Screen Saver to disable
  * Set Prevent changing wallpaper to enabled

This is something you would specifically want on a terminal server environment to prevent the screensaver to keep your session alive.