Log off user after inactivity instead of screen saver?

[boe]

Hello,

I'm sure it is there but could someone tell me how to automatically force a
computer to log off after say 15 minutes of inactivity? I don't want it to
just go to a screen saver, I want a complete logoff or reboot.

Thanks!

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Hello,

I'm sure it is there but could someone tell me how to automatically
force a computer to log off after say 15 minutes of inactivity? I
don't want it to just go to a screen saver, I want a complete logoff
or reboot.
Thanks!

I'm not aware of anything built in that will do this.

 

[Bob I]

perhaps use Scheduled Tasks, and then after inactivity run a CMD file
containing Shutdown.exe with the -L switch

 

[Ramesh Srinivasan, MS-MVP]

Use the Logoff Screensaver from Windows RK Tools.

Force user logoff after a period of inactivity:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/winexit.htm

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Use the Logoff Screensaver from Windows RK Tools.

Force user logoff after a period of inactivity:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/winexit.htm

I would have mentioned this but I've heard nothing good about it and have
blocked it from my memory. Thanks, Ramesh

 

[Ramesh Srinivasan, MS-MVP]

No problem, Lanwench.

In order for the WinExit Screensaver to work under limited user accounts,
permissions for the following registry key should be changed:

HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\IniFileMappings\Control.ini

REF: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/156677. This applies to Windows 2000/XP
as well.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog http://www.winhelponline.com/blog


"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

 

[Bob I]

I repeat

Use Scheduled Tasks, and then after inactivity run a CMD file containing
Shutdown.exe with the -L switch

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

I repeat

Use Scheduled Tasks, and then after inactivity run a CMD file
containing Shutdown.exe with the -L switch

How is a scheduled task alone going to help with the "....after inactivity"
part? The scheduled task can run:

daily
weekly
monthly
one time only
when my computer starts
when I log on.

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Any other resource apart of winexit.scr....

No. And I've never heard of anyone using the winexit.scr with great success.

I'm thinking in registry security.

No, I don't thnk so.

 

[Bob I]

How is a scheduled task alone going to help with the "....after inactivity"
part? The scheduled task can run:

daily
weekly
monthly
one time only
when my computer starts
when I log on.

Set "when i log on" to build the task. And then in the Schedule tab
select "When idle" and on the Settings tab plug in the idle time delay.

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Set "when i log on" to build the task. And then in the Schedule tab
select "When idle" and on the Settings tab plug in the idle time
delay.

Fabulous, thanks. I never thought of that.
Have you tested this yourself, btw?

 

[Bob I]

Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] wrote:

I repeat

Use Scheduled Tasks, and then after inactivity run a CMD file
containing Shutdown.exe with the -L switch


MLeyva wrote:



Any other resource apart of winexit.scr....
I'm thinking in registry security.

Regards!!


How is a scheduled task alone going to help with the "....after
inactivity" part? The scheduled task can run:

daily
weekly
monthly
one time only
when my computer starts
when I log on.

Set "when i log on" to build the task. And then in the Schedule tab
select "When idle" and on the Settings tab plug in the idle time
delay.

Fabulous, thanks. I never thought of that.
Have you tested this yourself, btw?

Not the logoff switch, I use it to shut machines off if people leave
them on after quiting time.