The just have to find an image, right click on it and 'use image as desktop picture. This method works better than expected because it still allows the user change their desktop wallpaper via Safari. I ended up downloading the server admin tools which is a much easier way of managing these settings and was very simple to use and after having the user log out/back in the desktop/screensaver preference is grayed out for them which is exactly what I wanted.

I could mark it as locked but even after a reboot it would not prevent the user from launching the preference. Double-click on the policy option Enable screen saver.

In Group Policy Editor, go to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Control Panel > Personalization.

Prevent access to registry editing tools enabled, Disable regedit from. I tried it as the normal user and as the admin. Press Win + R keys together on your keyboard and type: gpedit.msc. User Configuration Policies Administrative Templates System. Perhaps it is not created until launched for the first time.Īnyway for the life of me could not get the method of 'locking' the com file to work. I could not originally find the file as mentioned above even though I was looking in the correct folder.Īfter launching the 'desktop/screensaver' in system preferences the file appeared in the folder you mentioned. I created a new 'dummy' user to test all of this on. If Change Screen Saver Option is Grayed Out in Windows 10, you can fix this issue by enabling the option to change Screen Saver in Registry or Group Policy.

Group policy disable screensaver