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Home > Help & Support > Knowledge Base > Security > Screensaver > It’s important to me that the screensaver lock not disrupt my work. Will my computer go to sleep when I have things running in the background?
It’s important to me that the screensaver lock not disrupt my work. Will my computer go to sleep when I have things running in the background?
ITS is not forcing your computer into “sleep” mode, we are just enabling a screensaver to protect your data.
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