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(As of Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, all computers are automatically set to lock when idle. Only the idle timing can be changedadmin 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.
  • The reports 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
    Display turn off after" (first setting listed) and "Require a password on wake up" (third setting listed) (both for plugged in and on battery) are most useful in this case; However, the report will list most if not all of the power related settings
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      • IMPORTANT: Keep in mind the values regarding times are in seconds
      (ex: the section on "Display turn off after")!Clicking on the number of computers next to a certain value will present a list of all of the computers with that value
    • 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

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.