Windows Security Log Event ID 4803

4803: The screen saver was dismissed

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When a user unlocks his workstation you will see this event.

To find out when the screen saver previously kicked in look backwards in time for for event ID 4802.

There is a relationship between this event and 4800/4801 (workstation unlocked).  For Interactive logons you may see this event or 4801. See event ID 4802 for an explanation of the sequence.

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Description Fields in 4803

Subject:

The user and logon session involved.

• Security ID:  The SID of the account.
• Account Name: The account logon name.
• Account Domain: The domain or - in the case of local accounts - computer name.
• Logon ID is a semi-unique (unique between reboots) number that identifies the logon session.  Logon ID allows you to correlate backwards to the logon event (4624) as well as with other events logged during the same logon session.
• Session ID: ID number of the desktop session

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