How to turn off display but not lock the screen in Windows 2012 R2
For various reasons I want my server to:
- Automatically turn off the display after 10 minutes of inactivity.
- Never go into sleep mode.
- Never lock the screen automatically.
So, if I were to leave my server now, in 10 minutes the displays would power down (since Windows turns off the displays). And as soon as I touched the keyboard or mouse it would be just where I left it (without me having to enter Ctrl+Alt+Delete, password or anything).
How can I do this? I have it working on a Windows Server 2008 R2 (without any 3rd party tools), but I can't get it to work in Windows Server 2012 R2.
The server(s) are part of a domain. and they are both running Hyper-V. I don't think I have any GPO that affects this.
In the Power Setting there is an option to turn off the display after a certain amount of time - that works. However, it locks the screen at the same time (which I see when I move the mouse when the screen goes black).
The screen saver is set to none. I want to be able to manually lock the screen (with Win+L).
display-settings lock windows-server-2012
asked Mar 14 '15 at 21:16
user3222595user3222595
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For various reasons I want my server to:
- Automatically turn off the display after 10 minutes of inactivity.
- Never go into sleep mode.
- Never lock the screen automatically.
So, if I were to leave my server now, in 10 minutes the displays would power down (since Windows turns off the displays). And as soon as I touched the keyboard or mouse it would be just where I left it (without me having to enter Ctrl+Alt+Delete, password or anything).
How can I do this? I have it working on a Windows Server 2008 R2 (without any 3rd party tools), but I can't get it to work in Windows Server 2012 R2.
The server(s) are part of a domain. and they are both running Hyper-V. I don't think I have any GPO that affects this.
In the Power Setting there is an option to turn off the display after a certain amount of time - that works. However, it locks the screen at the same time (which I see when I move the mouse when the screen goes black).
The screen saver is set to none. I want to be able to manually lock the screen (with Win+L).
display-settings lock windows-server-2012
asked Mar 14 '15 at 21:16
user3222595user3222595
1112
Try this: How to disable Windows Server 2012 auto lock feature.
– ge0rdi
Mar 15 '15 at 9:45
I think it was already answered on ServerFault: Windows Server 2012 R2 prevent automatic logoff due to inactivity
– ge0rdi
Mar 28 '15 at 18:45
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For various reasons I want my server to:
- Automatically turn off the display after 10 minutes of inactivity.
- Never go into sleep mode.
- Never lock the screen automatically.
So, if I were to leave my server now, in 10 minutes the displays would power down (since Windows turns off the displays). And as soon as I touched the keyboard or mouse it would be just where I left it (without me having to enter Ctrl+Alt+Delete, password or anything).
How can I do this? I have it working on a Windows Server 2008 R2 (without any 3rd party tools), but I can't get it to work in Windows Server 2012 R2.
The server(s) are part of a domain. and they are both running Hyper-V. I don't think I have any GPO that affects this.
In the Power Setting there is an option to turn off the display after a certain amount of time - that works. However, it locks the screen at the same time (which I see when I move the mouse when the screen goes black).
The screen saver is set to none. I want to be able to manually lock the screen (with Win+L).
display-settings lock windows-server-2012
asked Mar 14 '15 at 21:16
user3222595user3222595
1112
For various reasons I want my server to:
- Automatically turn off the display after 10 minutes of inactivity.
- Never go into sleep mode.
- Never lock the screen automatically.
So, if I were to leave my server now, in 10 minutes the displays would power down (since Windows turns off the displays). And as soon as I touched the keyboard or mouse it would be just where I left it (without me having to enter Ctrl+Alt+Delete, password or anything).
How can I do this? I have it working on a Windows Server 2008 R2 (without any 3rd party tools), but I can't get it to work in Windows Server 2012 R2.
The server(s) are part of a domain. and they are both running Hyper-V. I don't think I have any GPO that affects this.
In the Power Setting there is an option to turn off the display after a certain amount of time - that works. However, it locks the screen at the same time (which I see when I move the mouse when the screen goes black).
The screen saver is set to none. I want to be able to manually lock the screen (with Win+L).
display-settings lock windows-server-2012
display-settings lock windows-server-2012
asked Mar 14 '15 at 21:16
user3222595user3222595
1112
asked Mar 14 '15 at 21:16
user3222595user3222595
1112
asked Mar 14 '15 at 21:16
user3222595user3222595
1112
asked Mar 14 '15 at 21:16
user3222595user3222595
1112
asked Mar 14 '15 at 21:16
user3222595user3222595
1112
1112
Try this: How to disable Windows Server 2012 auto lock feature.
– ge0rdi
Mar 15 '15 at 9:45
I think it was already answered on ServerFault: Windows Server 2012 R2 prevent automatic logoff due to inactivity
– ge0rdi
Mar 28 '15 at 18:45
add a comment |
Try this: How to disable Windows Server 2012 auto lock feature.
– ge0rdi
Mar 15 '15 at 9:45
I think it was already answered on ServerFault: Windows Server 2012 R2 prevent automatic logoff due to inactivity
– ge0rdi
Mar 28 '15 at 18:45
Try this: How to disable Windows Server 2012 auto lock feature.
– ge0rdi
Mar 15 '15 at 9:45
Try this: How to disable Windows Server 2012 auto lock feature.
– ge0rdi
Mar 15 '15 at 9:45
I think it was already answered on ServerFault: Windows Server 2012 R2 prevent automatic logoff due to inactivity
– ge0rdi
Mar 28 '15 at 18:45
I think it was already answered on ServerFault: Windows Server 2012 R2 prevent automatic logoff due to inactivity
– ge0rdi
Mar 28 '15 at 18:45
add a comment |
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MS is funny. Set your display in the power config to turn off "never". If your server is a domain member, you should set the GP "Do not display the lock screen" for this machine also. That's it.
Of course I advise against this practice ;)
answered Mar 14 '15 at 22:33
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But if I set the display to turn off "never", then the screens won't ever turn off, and then the physical display won't go into power save. (which is bad since I notoriously forget to turn them off)
– user3222595
Mar 16 '15 at 5:05
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MS is funny. Set your display in the power config to turn off "never". If your server is a domain member, you should set the GP "Do not display the lock screen" for this machine also. That's it.
Of course I advise against this practice ;)
answered Mar 14 '15 at 22:33
bjanssenbjanssen
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But if I set the display to turn off "never", then the screens won't ever turn off, and then the physical display won't go into power save. (which is bad since I notoriously forget to turn them off)
– user3222595
Mar 16 '15 at 5:05
add a comment |
MS is funny. Set your display in the power config to turn off "never". If your server is a domain member, you should set the GP "Do not display the lock screen" for this machine also. That's it.
Of course I advise against this practice ;)
answered Mar 14 '15 at 22:33
bjanssenbjanssen
2,2291113
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But if I set the display to turn off "never", then the screens won't ever turn off, and then the physical display won't go into power save. (which is bad since I notoriously forget to turn them off)
– user3222595
Mar 16 '15 at 5:05
add a comment |
MS is funny. Set your display in the power config to turn off "never". If your server is a domain member, you should set the GP "Do not display the lock screen" for this machine also. That's it.
Of course I advise against this practice ;)
answered Mar 14 '15 at 22:33
bjanssenbjanssen
2,2291113
MS is funny. Set your display in the power config to turn off "never". If your server is a domain member, you should set the GP "Do not display the lock screen" for this machine also. That's it.
Of course I advise against this practice ;)
answered Mar 14 '15 at 22:33
bjanssenbjanssen
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answered Mar 14 '15 at 22:33
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answered Mar 14 '15 at 22:33
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answered Mar 14 '15 at 22:33
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But if I set the display to turn off "never", then the screens won't ever turn off, and then the physical display won't go into power save. (which is bad since I notoriously forget to turn them off)
– user3222595
Mar 16 '15 at 5:05
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But if I set the display to turn off "never", then the screens won't ever turn off, and then the physical display won't go into power save. (which is bad since I notoriously forget to turn them off)
– user3222595
Mar 16 '15 at 5:05
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But if I set the display to turn off "never", then the screens won't ever turn off, and then the physical display won't go into power save. (which is bad since I notoriously forget to turn them off)
– user3222595
Mar 16 '15 at 5:05
But if I set the display to turn off "never", then the screens won't ever turn off, and then the physical display won't go into power save. (which is bad since I notoriously forget to turn them off)
– user3222595
Mar 16 '15 at 5:05
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Try this: How to disable Windows Server 2012 auto lock feature.
– ge0rdi
Mar 15 '15 at 9:45
I think it was already answered on ServerFault: Windows Server 2012 R2 prevent automatic logoff due to inactivity
– ge0rdi
Mar 28 '15 at 18:45