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

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':

• 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.