Group Policies

This policy setting allows you to manage how long a computer must be inactive before Windows turns off the computer’s display. If you enable this policy setting Windows automatically adjusts the setting based on what users do with their keyboard or mouse to keep the display on. If you disable this policy setting Windows uses the same setting regardless of users’ keyboard or mouse behavior. If you do not configure this policy setting users control this setting.

This policy setting allows you to manage how long a computer must be inactive before Windows turns off the computer’s display. If you enable this policy setting Windows automatically adjusts the setting based on what users do with their keyboard or mouse to keep the display on. If you disable this policy setting Windows uses the same setting regardless of users’ keyboard or mouse behavior. If you do not configure this policy setting users control this setting.

This policy setting allows you to turn off hybrid sleep. If you enable this policy setting a hiberfile is not generated when the system transitions to sleep (Stand By). If you disable or do not configure this policy setting users control this setting.

This policy setting allows you to specify the period of inactivity before Windows transitions the system to sleep. If you enable this policy setting you must provide a value in seconds indicating how much idle time should elapse before Windows transitions to sleep. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting users control this setting. If the user has configured a slide show to run on the lock screen when the machine is locked this can prevent the sleep transition from occuring. The “Prevent enabling lock screen slide show” policy setting can be used to disable the slide show feature.

This policy setting specifies whether or not the user is prompted for a password when the system resumes from sleep. If you enable or do not configure this policy setting the user is prompted for a password when the system resumes from sleep. If you disable this policy setting the user is not prompted for a password when the system resumes from sleep.

This policy setting allows you to specify the period of inactivity before Windows transitions the system to hibernate. If you enable this policy setting you must provide a value in seconds indicating how much idle time should elapse before Windows transitions to hibernate. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting users control this setting. If the user has configured a slide show to run on the lock screen when the machine is locked this can prevent the sleep transition from occuring. The “Prevent enabling lock screen slide show” policy setting can be used to disable the slide show feature.

This policy setting allows you to turn on the ability for applications and services to prevent the system from sleeping. If you enable this policy setting an application or service may prevent the system from sleeping (Hybrid Sleep Stand By or Hibernate). If you disable or do not configure this policy setting users control this setting.

This policy setting allows you to turn off hybrid sleep. If you enable this policy setting a hiberfile is not generated when the system transitions to sleep (Stand By). If you disable or do not configure this policy setting users control this setting.

This policy setting allows you to specify the period of inactivity before Windows transitions the system to sleep. If you enable this policy setting you must provide a value in seconds indicating how much idle time should elapse before Windows transitions to sleep. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting users control this setting. If the user has configured a slide show to run on the lock screen when the machine is locked this can prevent the sleep transition from occuring. The “Prevent enabling lock screen slide show” policy setting can be used to disable the slide show feature.

This policy setting specifies whether or not the user is prompted for a password when the system resumes from sleep. If you enable or do not configure this policy setting the user is prompted for a password when the system resumes from sleep. If you disable this policy setting the user is not prompted for a password when the system resumes from sleep.