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I know you can automatically Sleep and Hibernate your computer with a timer. But these affect running programs and stop downloads ... so I was wondering if there is a way to automatically Lock your computer with a timer?
Robinicks
Posted 2010-07-23T21:29:05.480
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Go to control panel. Go to Appearance and Personalizations. Go to Screen Save Settings. Adjust wait times as desired. Setup a screen saver and check the box to "On resume, display logon screen"
If you want this password protected, setup your account to have a password.
steve.lippert
Posted 2010-07-23T21:29:05.480
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What OS?
With Windows you can set your screensaver to turn on after X minutes and set that to require a password to unlock it.
NinjaCat
Posted 2010-07-23T21:29:05.480
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Linux too, and most other *nixes – Rory Alsop – 2010-12-08T23:41:00.770
I want to change 15 minutes to 5 minutes but it's disabled "some settings are managed by your system administrator" – Colonel Panic – 2015-06-30T15:33:18.787
Will a screensaver pause running of active programs (and downloads) ? – Robinicks – 2010-07-23T21:44:04.993
1@Jeremy Rudd: No, it will not; it will simply lock the screen. – Sasha Chedygov – 2010-07-23T21:46:33.240