Does Windows XP have an Automatic Log Off Feature?

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I work at a high school using Windows Server 2003 on the servers and Windows
XP Pro on the client machines. Often the teachers forget to log out of their
accounts, and I was looking for a way to automatically log them out after a
period of time. Is there a way to do this in either Windows XP or Windows
Server 2003?

Thanks in advance.


Steve.
 
Steve_Veling said:
I work at a high school using Windows Server 2003 on the servers and Windows
XP Pro on the client machines. Often the teachers forget to log out of their
accounts, and I was looking for a way to automatically log them out after a
period of time. Is there a way to do this in either Windows XP or Windows
Server 2003?
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Hi

Not with Group Policy, but here are two non-GP ways to do it:


1)
A logout screen saver is an option:

Winexit.scr in the free Win2k3 Server RK kit (will work on
Win2k and WinXP at least).

Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...69-57ff-4ae7-96ee-b18c4790cffd&DisplayLang=en

(The kit will install on WinXP or later and you can copy only
needed files to other computers)

If the users are non-admins on the local computer you must add Set Value and
Create Subkey permissions for the group Everyone on this registry key:
HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion

How can I use the WinExit screen saver without granting Admin rights?
http://www.jsifaq.com/SUBC/tip1100/rh1179.htm

Logoff Screen Saver Does Not Function in Windows NT
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;156677


2)
Another option is to create a scheduled job on each computer that logs
the user off after a set amount of idle time:

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