Windows 7: Disable Lock Workstation After 10 Minutes Using Group Policy
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On my Windows 7 PC the system becomes locked after 10 minutes of inactivity. Usually I would find this setting next to the screen-saver configuration. The setting is grayed out, however. I think this is because of corporate group policy. As I am an administrator on this computer I should be able to…
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Fix for: Windows 7: Disable Lock Workstation After 10 Minutes Using Group Policy
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To disable Lock: Under , create a new value named and set value to 1. Then restart the computer.
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