Howto: Configure the Windows 2008 Server Core Screensaver Activation Period

March 18, 2008 — Julie

By default the Windows 2008 Server Core screensaver will activate after 600 seconds (10 minutes) of inactivity.

To change the amount of time the screensaver waits to activate, edit the following registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\ScreenSaveTimeOut

I changed mine from 600 seconds (10 minutes) to 1200 seconds (20 minutes).

Sander has several other Desktop related settings you can configure for Server Core on his blog.

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2 Responses to “Howto: Configure the Windows 2008 Server Core Screensaver Activation Period”

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    March 19, 2008 at 6:37 pm

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  2. Dean Says:
    May 13, 2008 at 11:09 pm

    Guy Teverovsky wrote a nice utility – Core Configurator that helps in most of these initial configuration tasks.
    Here is a demo video for the configurator:
    http://www.netometer.com/video/tutorials/2008-server-core-dcpromo-coreconfigurator/index.php

    Dean
    http://www.netometer.com

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