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Old 03-18-2008   #1 (permalink)
Bnova


 
 

How to keep windows from locking

I have Vista Home Premium. How do I get it to quit locking the user account
after it sits for awhile?

Brad

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 03-19-2008   #2 (permalink)
jamesvdm


 
 

RE: How to keep windows from locking

Hi Brad

Right click some blank space on the desktop and click Personalise
Click Screen Saver
Uncheck the box On Resume, display login screen

That should do the trick.

James

"Bnova" wrote:
Quote:

> I have Vista Home Premium. How do I get it to quit locking the user account
> after it sits for awhile?
>
> Brad
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 03-22-2008   #3 (permalink)
Earthbound


 
 

RE: How to keep windows from locking

My box was already unchecked and it still locks me out after awhile.
Any ideas?

"jamesvdm" wrote:
Quote:

> Hi Brad
>
> Right click some blank space on the desktop and click Personalise
> Click Screen Saver
> Uncheck the box On Resume, display login screen
>
> That should do the trick.
>
> James
>
> "Bnova" wrote:
>
Quote:

> > I have Vista Home Premium. How do I get it to quit locking the user account
> > after it sits for awhile?
> >
> > Brad
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 03-22-2008   #4 (permalink)


Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64
 
 

Re: How to keep windows from locking

Quote  Quote: Originally Posted by Earthbound View Post
My box was already unchecked and it still locks me out after awhile.
Any ideas?

"jamesvdm" wrote:
Quote:
> Hi Brad
>
> Right click some blank space on the desktop and click Personalise
> Click Screen Saver
> Uncheck the box On Resume, display login screen
>
> That should do the trick.
>
> James
>
> "Bnova" wrote:
>
Earthbound,

You might check your Power Plan options to see how long you have it set before the computer goes into a sleep mode. This will show you how:

Power Options and Sleep Mode Problems


Also check to see if you have password protection on wakeup enabled. If so, disable it. You can see how in Step Two here:

Password Protection on Wakeup

Hope this helps you,
Shawn
My System SpecsSystem Spec
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