How can I prevent a policy-enforced screen lock in Windows?
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Mar 15, 2026683249 viewsConfidence Score1%
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Our corporate BOFH imposes the screen lock setting with a ridiculously short delay. It's frustrating and counterproductive. Is there a way to prevent the automatic screen lock? I would assume there is no way to override the policy-enforced setting, but maybe there is a software that mimics user activity. Just asking before I set up a perpetual mouse wheel. (get it?)
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If Windows Media Player is still installed, you can play a video on loop and minimize it (the sample "Wildlife" videos work fine for this). By default, as long as a video is playing, the screen won't lock.
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