Prevent-Screensaver by Dmitry Sotnikov 31 months ago
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Simulate user activity to prevent desktop lock or screensaver for specified period of time
- #########################################################
- # Prevent-Screensaver
- #########################################################
- # This script "presses" a keyboard key every minute
- # for specified number of minutes which makes
- # Windows "think" you are at your desktop
- # so the screensaver does not start and the desktop
- # does not get locked.
- #########################################################
- # Usage:
- # & c:\filepath\Prevent-Screensaver.ps1 -Minutes 120
- # Makes the script press "." for 120 minutes.
- # Start notepad or another app and put focus there
- # to see the dots appear and prevent beeping
- ########################################################
- # (c) Dmitry Sotnikov
- # http://dmitrysotnikov.wordpress.com
- ########################################################
- param($minutes = 60)
- $myshell = New-Object -com "Wscript.Shell"
- for ($i = 0; $i -lt $minutes; $i++) {
- Start-Sleep -Seconds 60
- $myshell.sendkeys(".")
- }
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