Hello Don,
I am glad to hear the information is helpful!
In addition, if you run "powercfg.cpl" (without the quotation marks), you
will start the "power option" too.
Have a nice day!
Thanks and regards,
Alex Zhang
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| Subject: Re: Power options in Group Policy
| Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 07:42:12 -0800
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| It looks like this will do the trick. I was really wanting a GP solution,
| but this'll work! You sage advise is much appreciated!
|
|
| | > I don't believe so - and standard users don't have the necessary rights
to
| > change the power options anyway. You need to change the permissions on
the
| > following registry keys in order to allow them the ability to change the
| > power options (through the control panel).
| >
| > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Controls
| > Folder\PowerCfg
| >
| > | > > I have several laptop users that need to have their computer in an
| "always
| > > on" state - no screen saver / hibernation at all. Users do not have
| > access
| > > to the power options on the screen saver tab of the display options.
In
| > > order for me to give them access I 've been forced to add their
account
| to
| > > the "power users" local group. I would rather not do this - thus the
| > > question: Is there a way to give users access to the power settings
| > through
| > > Group Policy without making them a member of "power users"?
| > >
| > > Thanks in advance
| > >
| > > Don
| > >
| > >
| >
| >
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