Can't password protect my Screensaver


  1. Posts : 960
    Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 - 64 Bit
       #1

    Can't password protect my Screensaver


    Can't seem to use a password with a screensaver, I want to do this for security reasons, but doesn't seem to work, I mean I can use a screensaver, but not with passcoded protection :/

    These are my screensaver settings:
    Can't password protect my Screensaver-untitled.png

    And these are my power plan settings:
    Can't password protect my Screensaver-untitled2.png


    A bit clueless on what to do, any help is appreciated, thanks.
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  2. Posts : 71,975
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #2

    Hey mate,

    You may have a policy set. You might see if using an option in the tutorial below may be able to help enable the screen saver password for you. I'd check Option Three first to see if that is the issue.

    Screen Saver Password Protection -Enable or Disable

    Hope this helps. :)
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  3. Posts : 960
    Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 - 64 Bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Brink said:
    Hey mate,

    You may have a policy set. You might see if using an option in the tutorial below may be able to help enable the screen saver password for you. I'd check Option Three first to see if that is the issue.

    Screen Saver Password Protection -Enable or Disable

    Hope this helps. :)
    Thanks, the option was already on Not Configured, I tried Option 2 to Enable Screen Saver Password Protection for All Users but that didn't work either :/
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  4. Posts : 71,975
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #4

    Give step 1 in Option 2 a try to see if that may help. It's the default setting.
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  5. Posts : 960
    Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 - 64 Bit
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Brink said:
    Give step 1 in Option 2 a try to see if that may help. It's the default setting.
    That didn't work either
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  6. Posts : 71,975
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #6

    In that case, you may have a stray registry entry. Use the Find and Find Next feature in the Registry Editor to search for any ScreenSaverIsSecure string values found with a data value of 1 or 0. If any are found, then delete it from the right pane of regedit, and keep searching until finished.

    Afterwards, restart the PC to apply.
    Last edited by Brink; 19 Jun 2013 at 00:36. Reason: typo
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  7. Posts : 960
    Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 - 64 Bit
    Thread Starter
       #7

    Found 4 registry keys and deleted them, restarted and messed around with gpedit/regedit configurations from this tutorial;
    Screen Saver Password Protection -Enable or Disable

    Still doesn't seem to work :/
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  8. Posts : 71,975
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #8

    Odd. As a test, does it work in another account?

    If not, then you might see if doing a system restore using a restore point dated before this option was disabled to see if it may help.
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  9. Posts : 960
    Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 - 64 Bit
    Thread Starter
       #9

    Still doesn't resolve the issue, I think it may be because of the LastPass Program I recentally installed, it is quite buggy anyway, guess I'll just stick to the web extension if the issue clears upon removal.
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  10. Posts : 71,975
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #10

    Could be. It'll be interesting to see the results after uninstalling it.
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