Windows Configurations-How To

How do I deploy a custom screen saver at regular intervals to all the client systems in my network?

Description

This document provides you with steps required to deploy a custom screen saver to all client systems at regular intervals, to send corporate messages.

Steps

To deploy a custom screen saver to all client systems at regular intervals, follow the steps given below:

1. Click the Configurations tab
2. Click Configuration
3. In the User Configurations section, select Registry Settings
4. Enter the values given below in the Registry Configuration section

Action	Header Key	Sub Key	Data Type	Value Name	Value Data or Expression
Write Value	HKEY_CURRENT_USER	Control Panel \Desktop	REG_SZ	ScreenSaveActive	1
Write Value	HKEY_CURRENT_USER	Control Panel \Desktop	REG_SZ	ScreenSaveTimeout	1
Write Value	HKEY_CURRENT_USER	Control Panel \Desktop	REG_SZ	ScreenSaveTimeout	60
Write Value	HKEY_CURRENT_USER	Control Panel \Desktop	REG_SZ	SCRNSAVE.EXE	%SystemRoot%\System32\ssText3d.scr  (This is the path of the screen saver.)

The values given above will launch a screen saver and lock the machine, if the machine is idle for more than 60 seconds. To increase the amount of time to more than 60 seconds, enter a value greater than 60 in the Value Data/Expression field.

5. Choose a target
6. Configure the execution settings as required
7. Click Deploy

You have created and deployed a custom screen saver.