Make screensaver registry changes take effect immediately in Windows XP
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Mar 15, 202618170 viewsConfidence Score0%
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I know I can change the settings for the screensaver in Windows XP from the command line by updating the registry as follows: Where settings.reg contains: However, the settings do not take effect until I log out and back in. If I change the settings via Display Properties they take effect immediate…
Error Output
regedit.exe /s settings.reg
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Fix for: Make screensaver registry changes take effect immediately in Windows XP
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While Windows stores the screensaver configuration in the registry, it doesn't check it for changes constantly. That would be rather inefficient. The correct way to change the configuration is using the function of Win32. For convenience, the deskto…
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