Windows 7 - Presentation Settings - Enable or Disable

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Presentation settings are options on a laptop or desktop that you can apply when giving a presentation. When presentation settings are turned on, your laptop stays awake and system notifications are turned off. You can also turn off the screen saver, adjust the speaker volume, and change your desktop background image when presentation settings are turned on.

This will show you how to enable or disable the abilitity of all users to be able to turn on presentation settings in Windows 7.

Presentation settings is only available in the Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Ultimate, and Windows 7 Enterprise editions.

1. To Enable Presentation Settings

A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.

Enable_Presentation_Settings.reg

B) Go to step 3.

2. To Disable Presentation Settings

A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.

Disable_Presentation_Settings.reg

3. Click on Save, and save the .reg file to the desktop.

4. Right click on the downloaded .reg file and click on Merge.

5. Click on Run, Yes, Yes, and OK when prompted.

6. Log off and log on, or restart the computer to apply.

7. When done, you can delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.

1. Open the all users, specific users or groups, or all users except administrators Local Group Policy Editor for how you want this policy applied.

2. In the left pane, click on the arrow to expand User Configuration, Administrative Templates, Windows Components, then click on Presentation Settings. (see screenshot below)

3. In the right pane, right click on Turn off Windows presentation settings and click on Edit. (see screenshot above)

4. To Enable Presentation Settings

A) Select (dot) Not Configured or Disabled. (see screenshot below step 6)

B) Go to step 6.

5. To Disable Presentation Settings

A) Select (dot) Enabled. (see screenshot below step 6)

6. Click on OK. (see screenshot below)

7. Close the Local Group Policy Editor.

8. If open, close and reopen Windows Mobilty Center to confirm the change to Presentation Settings.