KB ID 0001283 

Problem

Servers locking themselves after a period of inactivity is, (in most cases) a good thing. But on my test network that only I use it gets a bit annoying switching between machines and constantly having to unlock Windows all the time!

Note: For obvious security reasons don’t do this on a production network!

Solution

Create a new GPO linked to your computer OU, (or edit an existing one).

Edit the policy.

Navigate to;

[box]Computer Configuration > Policies > Windows Settings > Security Settings > Local Policies > Security Options > Interactive Logon : Machine inactivity limit[/box]

The Explain tab is ‘a bit pants’ > To disable, Define the policy and set it to ‘0’ (zero).

Then wait, or force a policy update to test.

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