Teamviewer Stuck On Screensaver

Teamviewer Stuck On Screensaver Windows 10

The users who frequently use TeamViewer to get some work done are mostly aware of this one sentence: Initializing display parameters. In a normal situation, it would appear on the screen for a second and load the other person’s screen. But some users have been reporting TeamViewer being stuck on that stage and not moving ahead. Aug 05, 2020 Right click on the selected TeamViewer key and select Delete. Reboot your computer for the changes to take effect. Now, get TeamViewer started again, and click on Connection Open Management Console. Sign in or sign up to get registered.

I often use the Windows Remote Desktop function to connect and remotely manage another Windows server. As you might know, there are many other better remote control software such as the free Virtual Network Computing (VNC) or even the popular Teamviewer, but I try to minimize the installations of third party software on the Server machines. If you don’t know what Remote Desktop is, it’s a protocol developed by Microsoft which allows you to view the display and control the mouse and keyboard of another computer at different location, as if you were sitting in front of the computer.

I never have any problems with Remote Desktop and it works as I expect it to, except for only one annoyance which is if I leave it idle for a few minutes, it auto logs off and I have to re-enter the password to login again. This is very annoying whenever I am reading the log files or the console messages that are displayed on screen. Fortunately there is quite a simple solution for how to disable remote desktop auto logoff on idle.

It took a couple of days trying to find the solution because I actually misunderstood the problem in the first place. I thought the system was auto logging out when idle but it turns out that it was the screen that was locked. No wonder setting “Never” for idle session limit in RDP Properties didn’t work.

By default Windows Server activates the screen saver if the computer has been idle for 10 minutes and the setting “On resume, display logon screen” will also be checked. So if Windows detects no activity for 10 minutes, the screen saver will be activated and when we get back to the Remote Desktop Connection, the screen saver is removed and then prompts to login. To solve this problem, you can either disable the screen saver or remove the logon screen on resume.

The solution

To disable the auto lock screen when idle, the easiest solution which requires only a click is to download this registry fix file, run it on the computer that is automatically getting locked and restart the PC for the changes to take effect. Alternatively, here are the steps if you prefer to do it manually.

1. Right click Desktop and select Personalize

2. Click Screen Saver

3. Uncheck “On Resume, display logon screen” and click OK.

Now you can remain idle on the remote desktop connection as long as you want and you won’t be locked out. And obviously this also works on an ordinary PC if you keep receiving the login screen whenever you come out from a screensaver.

If the “On Resume, display logon screen” checkbox is disabled or grayed out like what is shown at the screenshot below, it means that there is a group policy being implemented probably by your company’s network administrator to prevent the local logged in user from changing this setting.

Fortunately bypassing the policy is as easy as download and running another registry fix. We’ve provided two different registry fixes where you can either delete the policy so that it will be possible for you to manually enable/disable the settings, or you disable the option while maintaining the checkbox grayed out.

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Thank you so much for sharing! I’ve got a Windows 2019 server which is continually running a script, and every time the screen locked up, the script would fail. It was driving me crazy having to constantly switch over to that session just to keep the screen alive, and all the tricks with editing group policy, disabling screen saver, keeping monitor constantly on, etc. had done no good. This appears to have finally solved it!

hasan2 years ago

Hmm…this has nothing to do with Remote Desktop. It disables the computer’s screen lock, not just for Remote Desktop.

No-one said it was just for remote desktop, the article explains what the problem was and the solution.

antek1 year ago

Did you read the title of the article?

Yes I did, does it say the solution was *just* for remote desktop? It makes no difference that the problem is related to another Windows setting and not directly connected to remote desktop itself. If you get this while you’re in remote desktop, here’s how to fix it, no more, no less…

Steve2 years ago

Thank you! I was getting frustrated at how often I had to log back into my RDC. I turned off the screen saver, and adjusted the power/idle settings, but it still kept locking. Ticking that check box was the one thing I was missing, and now it works great! Thank you!

thanks to match it help me

Peter7 years ago

Go around group policy thing doesn’t work for me.

Awesome thanks alot you help

Jonas7 years ago

In your introduction, you make it sound like VNC or TeamViewer are superior to RDP, which is wrong. VNC actually transmits video as a stream of compressed images (eg. JPEGs), i assume TeamViewer does something similar though its a bit faster. RDP just sends a stream of rendering instructions to the client OS, which then reconstructs the image. RDP compared to VNC is very low bandwidth and latency. In addition you can easily access drives and printers (without the need for a driver) from the client machine in the RDP session.

Agreed. I almost had to stop reading the article when it said that VNC was better than RDP. RDP is superior to VNC in almost every possible way. I’ve written a VNC (RFB) server. Frankly, RFB (the protocol for VNC) is a crap protocol. It’s just usually all you have available when you’re not on a Windows box.

VNC is slower, higher latency, less secure, has fewer features available, and everything beyond the basics is done with extensions that are typically vendor-specific and so only work if the client and server are from the same vendor (file transfer, for example.)

HAL9000 Admin1 year ago

So you’re getting annoyed because someone has a different opinion and preference to you…? Are people that don’t agree with you automatically wrong?

I have to agree,with your opinion and position on this and Most things you Comment on. Well Done!!! And thank you for the RIGHT INFORMATION,METHODS,and your Opinions…

Mike7 years ago

We’re using RDP to connect to a server that when the connection is established the login launches a specific program with a switch to activate one section of the program.
All of that is working fine. However, the 10 minute “lock” kicks in and the session has to be terminated (no keyboard available to the user since this is a public viewing station.)
There is no screen saver on the server, no screen saver on the workstation. Yet the session still locks the TS session.
Here’s the flow:
WinXP Pro workstation –> Windows 2003 server
LAN connection 100mb/s

I have set the idle time and disconnect times on the server to NEVER, but the sessions are still being locked after 10 minutes.
Any ideas or direction would be greatly appreciated.

– Mike

Thanks!

nitro8 years ago

This works, thanks.

Thanks so much! This is exactly what i was looking for and I too made the mistake of thinking I could fix this with the RDP Idle Session timeout settings.

tesh9 years ago

Good work :) thanks

So awesome!! This has been driving me nuts since my password is 20 random characters. Thank you!

Nick10 years ago

Great tip! Thank you

Well, it may be newbie, but it sure helped us out.
Good job posting this!

MrMonkey11 years ago

Awesome been looking for this “fix”

This has been bugging me for months, now it is gone. Thank you for solving a nagging problem.

satya11 years ago

Hi,
Thanks a lot its really short simple and helpful.

Awesome! I just had remote computer re-imaged. Then this started happening. Thanks so much for this post it was awful having to log in every time I returned to the remote computer.

j11 years ago

wow i feel stupid for not thinking of this…have been looking for a solution too. thanks man!

thank you man

martin11 years ago

thank you very much…
my problem solved.

Thank You so much..this helps a lot…

TeamViewer stuck on initializing display parameters, I know you are looking for a solution to this problem.

We have tried hard our best to solve your problem.

Hopefully, in this article, you will find the solution to your problem.

It’s not true that popular tools have no defect. Every popular tool or software has some defect (like TeamViewer stuck on initializing display parameters).

TeamViewer tools/software publishers are also trying to fix it as soon as possible. So there are solutions to these problems.

TeamViewer stuck on initializing display parameters: Fix now (First way)

TeamViewer stuck on initializing display parameters: This error occurs if you have previously connected to the remote desktop connection to install the Teamviewer on the remote device.

If you want to establish a connection, the TeamViewer hangs and only shows “initialize display parameters”.

There are therefore 2 IDs for the team viewer. One for the current session (SessionID) and one for unattended access (ServerID).
The correct ID (ServerID) to be able to access the computer from outside is obtained by clicking on the blue lamp next to “Your ID” in the team viewer on the remote device.

2nd way to fix “TeamViewer stuck on initializing display parameters”

TeamViewer stuck on initializing display parameters… Nothing to worry you could check this step…

Check it first that both users use update Teamviewer,
You should restart your pc or device,
Or Reinstall your Teamviewer application with Unattended Remote Access.
Make sure the computer is set up for remote control (both user)
You could disable the conflicting process system.
Check your router Power Settings or Internet connection.
Submit your Connection via Server ID.

How to use TeamViewer from Android

It often happens that you have to leave your PC on at home. While it is processing some information, and go out for any errand.

All the time you are out, your mind brings us back to the running computer.

And we continually wonder if the task we left to do has actually completed.

It would be nice for example, to be able to control our computer even outside the home.

Perhaps through our Android smartphone. Fortunately, this can be easily done thanks to TeamViewer, a software dedicated to remote control.

In this guide, we will see just how to use TeamViewer from Android.

Teamviewer stuck on screensaver download

Install TeamViewer on your computer

The first step is to install the program on the computer to be controlled.

By connecting to the TeamViewer website, simply click on the download button and download the installation file from there.

The installation procedure is very simple. You can do it in a few steps. The program is already installed on your computer.

However, just installing the program is not enough. To be able to use TeamViewer it is essential to create your own account.

The registration procedure can be carried out directly from the TeamViewer website.

It can be done perhaps during the installation phase to optimize the waiting time.

Enable the computer for remote control

Once the account has been created and TeamViewer has been installed on the computer.

All that remains is to enable the device for remote control. To do this, simply enter the credentials created during the registration.

At the first access, the software will send an automatic confirmation email to enable the device.

Just click on the link in the email, and on the button? Add device? to enable the device.

The system assigns a numeric ID code to each device and a password that changes from time to time.

It is thanks to these values that you can enable the? Connection? between two devices.

Download the TeamViewer Android app

If the above steps have been followed to the letter, the bulk of the work has already been done.

From the Android Play Store, it will be enough to download l? TeamViewer official application, enter the credentials, enable the device with the usual automatic email and connect it to the computer by entering the numeric ID and password displayed on the desktop version of the software.

At that point, as if it were a mobile device, it will be possible to move the cursor of your computer directly from the screen of your Android smartphone.

Remote Control of Android Smartphones with TeamViewer QuickSupport

Finally, a real program has come out that can.

In addition to giving us a lot of information on our device, Remotely Control our Android Smartphone all thanks to TeamViewer QuickSupport.

When we talk about the remote control, we immediately think of TeamViewer, which over the years has established itself as perhaps the best free program for remote management.

In conjunction with the release of the Android Lollipop version and the introduction of new APIs, TeamViewer QuickSupport was also released, which will allow you to have full control of the android smartphone.

The use is really simple and I will explain how to proceed:

Go to the PlayStore and download TeamViewer QuickSupport or alternatively, from Smartphone click HERE.
After installation, start the QuickSupport app you just downloaded.
At the first start, you will be asked to install an Add-On. You will need to click on Download and then on Install.
Once the application and the associated Add-On have been installed, we can start QuickSupport again.
Once the app is open, you will be provided with a ” Your ID ” number which must be communicated either via email or via SMS or WhatsApp or, using the appropriate ” Send my ID ” button, so as to allow the connection and therefore the Remote Control.
The last step is to click on “ Allow ” in the window: Do you authorize remote support? Which will appear only when the caregiver has started the procedure.

Conclusions

Used over and over again without ever any hitch. Obviously, the greater the signal, the better the user experience for those who provide assistance.

But otherwise, it is truly complete and functional.

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