Windows 7 refuses to password protect system a

[DarrylGittins]

My Windows 7 Home Premium x64-based system will not prompt me for a password after the system resumes from standby or from the screen saver. I have both settings in place - I have the screensaver's "On resume, display logon screen" check box selected, AND I have the Power settings option set to "require a password on wakeup". However, neither setting works. I even set the "ScreenSaverIsSecure"="1" registry entry, but it had no effect. After the system resumes from standby or when the screen saver closes, the desktop is available with no password prompt.

If I manually log off, or reboot the system, I am prompted to select a user and type the password, so the passwords are correctly in place.

This is kind of a problem because I need the security option. My only option is to always log off my account, which is a royal PITA.

Thanks for any suggestions!

 

[James Colbert]

Hi Daryl,

Perhaps someone will come along with a definitive answer, but given what you've posted, I think my first step would be to run a System File Check.

 

[DarrylGittins]

Irun a System File Check, but found nothing.