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How to lock computer after inactivity




Lock computer automatically after inactivity or after a specified idle time.

There's quite a lot of ways to lock a computer automatically, if the computer has been idle for a period of time.

On a domain environment the system administrator can set via GPO.

Force a screen saver to run with password after inactivity.

Set the computer to sleep mode and lock the screen.

Force the user to press ctrl+alt+delete and type their password.

In a home computer or personal computer it can be done as well.

Task Scheduler helps a lot to do things automatically; it's like set it and forget about it.

A onetime setup and if it works perfectly for the first time; if there's no other issues then it will always work.

Check out screen shot below on how to set a batch file or a script to run after a certain period of inactivity.

The idle time on Task Scheduler can be set to X minutes of desired idle time.

When the idle time is reach the batch file or any program that was set to run will be executed.


Check out this links below on how to lock a computer using PowerShell script or batch file.

http://quickbytesstuff.blogspot.sg/2014/06/batch-file-script-lock-down-computer.html

http://quickbytesstuff.blogspot.sg/2014/10/lock-computer-using-powershell.html

Run a PowerShell script using Task Scheduler.

http://quickbytesstuff.blogspot.sg/2014/11/run-powershell-script-in-task-scheduler.html

To run a screen saver after a specified idle time check out link below.

http://quickbytesstuff.blogspot.sg/2014/05/run-screen-saver-in-batch-file.html


If you need the user to be logged off after a certain period of inactivity. You can make use of logoff.exe if the user is using Windows 7.


Cheers!!! Hope it helps..

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