Check if windows user have enabled password on wakeup

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I have an application in which i want to check if user have enabled password require on wake up from sleep mode or from hibernate. Can any one help me out? Thanks in advance.

Posted 10-May-13 23:35pm

Naikniket

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Sandeep Mewara 11-May-13 5:45am

Sounds like trying to access secure information... not sure if it would be allowed/feasible.

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Please, follow the below links:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6409711/how-can-i-change-the-value-on-require-a-password-on-wakeup-to-false-programmat[^]
When Windows Vista is running in audit mode for a long time, the computer is locked after the system resumes from standby or from hibernation[^]

Posted 10-May-13 23:52pm

Maciej Los

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André Kraak · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-10T23:51:00

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I found this solution how can I turn off 'allow hybrid sleep' in advanced power setting? by c#[^] on StackOverflow that uses WMI[^] to get the power settings[^].

Note that this only works on Windows 7 (and higher).

Posted 10-May-13 23:51pm

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Updated 10-May-13 23:52pm

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Maciej Los 11-May-13 5:54am

+5

ridoy 11-May-13 13:12pm

+5