Disabling the Windows Logon Screen Saver

Screen savers are not necessary for virtual machines, to disable Windows Logon Screen Saver:
  1. Click Start > Run, type regedit, click OK.
  2. Locate the following registry key:

    HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop

  3. Double-click the ScreenSaveActive string value item in the Details pane.
  4. In the Value data box, replace the number 1 with the number 0 , and then click OK.

Alternatively, you can save the attached registry file and double click it. The key above is set for you (Windows 2000 and 2003 only).

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