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Automatic log off; How do I change this?


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samboo1

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When I leave my computer on my login account (the login using the welcome screen with users) after a set time (im guessing around 5 minutes) of being idle it will switch user and go back onto the welcome screen. Usually to stop it I put some music on WMP and mute it, just because whilst somethings playing on that it never logs me off.

Is there a setting to where I can change when it logs me out?

Thanks in advance.
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Most likely it's the screensaver:
Start/Settings/control panel/display/screen saver

Check the "wait" time and the "on resume, password protect"

If you computer isn't on all day, I would suggest just to disable the screen saver.
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Oh yeah, thanks! So simple and I looked all around the computer for some kinda settiing but not the screensaver. Yeah there was an option to turn of the loging off thing so ive done that.

Thank again!
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