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Secure Desktop now includes a screen saver program that is not really a screen saver. Customers have requested the ability to automatically log off from Windows when there is not any user activity. To do this, we developed a screen saver program for Windows NT4/2000/2003/XP. Screen Savers are really just executable programs that are automatically launched when the specified number of minutes have passed without mouse or keyboard activity.
The Secure Desktop screen saver application simply displays a 10 second count down dialog with a cancel button, then it will perform a forced log off. This means that any un-saved work within an editor (Notepad, Word, Excel, etc.) will not be saved. Note that any services that you may be running will continue to run after a log off operation. The Secure Desktop screen saver application doe not use the password feature.
This feature is primarily intended for customers who want to be sure that the logged in user is actually the person using the computer. In an open environment, if a user walks away from the machine without logging off, the screen saver application will automatically log off the computer.
There are no settings for the screen saver other than the number of minutes before starting after activity. Simply pick the screen saver as you would any other. Note that you will need to set the screen saver for each user under Windows NT4/2000/2003/XP.
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