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Configure Screen Lock on Windows Devices

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Written by Shannon DeLange
Updated this week

When passing screen-lock tests, the Vanta Device Monitor examines a device's user profile settings to ensure that workstations remain secure when users step away from them.

If a device has multiple user profiles, the Screensaver settings must be applied to all of them.

Configure Screen Lock

  • Open the Start Menu

  • Select Control Panel

  • Search for Screen Saver and click on Change Screen Saver

  • In the dropdown, select a Screen Saver option that is not None (e.g. “Ribbons”).

  • Adjust the value in 'Wait for screen saver' to a minimum of 5 minutes and a maximum of 60 minutes.

  • Check the resume and display the log-on screen. If this checkbox is not selected, the test will not pass.

  • The Screenlock test should begin passing after the next check-in.