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Screen lock allows a computer when idle for a certain amount of time to lock itself, requiring re-entering the user's credentials. This prevents the situation of a user leaving the computer accessible to all, ensuring data is not compromised. Cornell policy recommends every 15 minutes or less of idle time. |
Windows
(As of Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, all computers are automatically set to lock when idle. Only admin privileges can change this)
- Settings → System → Power & Sleep
- The setting for screen is the amount of time left idle before the display turns off and the computer locks
CM
- Follow the instructions here to connect to the CM console
- Monitoring → Reporting → Reports → Power Management - Power Settings
- Choose the collection (ex: AS-CHM-Dept-all) and "View Report" to generate the report. May seem somewhat slow, but in reality it is generating a pretty large report.
- In general, focus on "plugged in" values for all, but also check the "on battery" values for laptops
- Clicking on the number of computers next to a certain value will present a list of all of the computers with that value
- The first setting, "Turn off display after" will list values relating to the time idle before turning the screen off.
- IMPORTANT: Keep in mind the values regarding times are in seconds
- The third setting, "Require a password on wake up" will generate a quick number of computers that require or do not require password upon wake up
- The first setting, "Turn off display after" will list values relating to the time idle before turning the screen off.
TIP: To navigate quickly, once in the report of computers with a certain value, change the value and click "View Report" to generate the respective report.