No Windows screen lock when NoMachine client on foreground

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In our company, IT has configured the Windows 11 laptops so that the screen is locked automatically after a few minutes of inactivity.

I have noticed though that when I have a NoMachine Enterprise client (latest version) open and it is on the foreground/active, then the Windows screen is never locked.

What is the reason for that? Is there any setting in NoMachine that affects this behavior?

[Britgirl]

Is the session in fullscreen when you encounter this? When the session runs in fullscreen mode, NoMachine disables the display sleep timer in order to offer users a more comfortable experience (such as when streaming media). There’s a key that should regulate this. In .nx/config/player.cfg, can you edit the key “Turn off energy saving while in fullscreen mode” to false? Does this help?

[pdb]

Thanks for the suggestion. Tried it but it did not help.

It also happens when not in fullscreen mode.

[Britgirl]

Apologies, I didn’t point out that this is a global setting, and requires you to exit the Player first (Quit the player from the system tray !M icon), make the requested change and save, then re-open the Player. Can you try again?

We’re investigating it our side as well in the meantime.

[pdb]

Tried, no success…

[Britgirl]

We’ve not been able to reproduce this behaviour. Are you sure there are no other factors influencing the missing screen lock? Is it affecting just your computer or other Win11 computers?

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