Prompt for Password on Resume (Windows XP)

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Prompt for Password on Resume (Windows XP)
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This setting allows you to configure the computer to always lock and require a password after resuming from hibernate or suspend mode.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called 'PromptPasswordOnResume' using the settings below.

Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.


(Default)	REG_SZ	(value not set)
PromptPasswordOnResume	REG_DWORD	0x00000001 (1)


	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System\Power

Settings:

User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System\Power]
System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System\Power]
Name: PromptPasswordOnResume
Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value: (0 = no prompt, 1 = prompt)

Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.

Last Modified: March 30, 2002

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