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I know lots of company they lock users wallpaper and screen saver, but is there any risk to allow this?

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No, there are absolutely no security issues with changing a system's screensaver or wallpaper, at least if you are using the defaults. A company may enforce such a policy because they do not want people to display offensive or controversial material, or because they want to standardize a given look. Remember also that screensavers come from executable files, so there is a security reason to disallow people from downloading and installing arbitrary screensavers from the web.

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    Emphasis on the bit about installing arbitrary screensavers... and in a business environment, I think it's totally reasonable to lock the wallpaper and screensaver to something that represents the company well. If nothing else, a screensaver of the company logo reminds users who owns the computer. – nbering Oct 14 '18 at 03:24