Setting Up Group Policy for Automatic Logoff after idle time

[ddkurowski]

Hello,
I'm in the process of setting up a group policy for a group of
computers to automatically log off after 20 mins of inactivity using
the winexit.scr screensaver, i know i can go in and set the screen
saver and the amount of time before the screen saver launches, but is
there also a way through Group Policy i can configure it so when the
screensaver launches, instead of waiting 30 seconds to log off, it
will automatically do so?

Thank You.

 

[ddkurowski]

My Apologies, i forgot to also add that these are computers where
different users log on to them, so rather than set up a GPO in User
Configuration, i need to set up a GPO in Computer Configuration. Thanks

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

David Carlin: Automatically log off users:
http://blog.case.edu/djc6/2005/03/09/automatically_log_off_users

You can alter the Countdown Timeout value accordingly.

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Hello,
I'm in the process of setting up a group policy for a group of
computers to automatically log off after 20 mins of inactivity using
the winexit.scr screensaver, i know i can go in and set the screen
saver and the amount of time before the screen saver launches, but is
there also a way through Group Policy i can configure it so when the
screensaver launches, instead of waiting 30 seconds to log off, it
will automatically do so?

Thank You.