Modify Screensaver Settings Via Registry

Not able to modify your screensaver settings due to group policy? If there's a will, there's a way.

If your sysad haven't disabled your access to the Registry Editor:

1. Run regedit fro the command prompt.
2. Browse to "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Control Panel\Desktop"
3. Create/Edit the following registry values:
• ScreenSaveActive (1 to activate)
• SCRNSAVE.EXE (should point to the SCR file you want to use)
• ScreenSaveTimeOut (timeout in number of seconds)
• ScreenSaverIsSecure (0 to disable password check when session is resumed)

If you want to make use of your own SCR, copy the files to C:\Windows\SysWOW64

If you don't have the rights to run Registry Editor, simple create a plaintext REG file with the following lines inside:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Control Panel\Desktop]
"ScreenSaveActive"="1"
"ScreenSaverIsSecure"="0"
"ScreenSaveTimeOut"="300"
"SCRNSAVE.EXE"="Mystify.scr"