Block screensaver

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Could you provide simple approach to block screensaver and prevent locking computer.
I need this for running automation tests and I have no rights to change this on local machine due to global computer locking company policy.

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screensaver

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here's mouseJiggler

Mouse Jiggler is a very simple piece of software whose sole function is to "fake" mouse input to Windows, and jiggle the mouse pointer back and forth.

Useful for avoiding screensavers or other things triggered by idle detection

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a windows system? I did on Windows 2008 R2:

  • use notepad.exe to create c:\temp\idle.vbs
  • paste code Dim objResult Set objShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
    i = 0; Do While i = 0 objResult = objShell.sendkeys("{NUMLOCK}{NUMLOCK}") Wscript.Sleep (60000) Loop
  • every 60 seconds, this script "press" numlock twice
  • run the script C:\Windows\System32\cscript.exe c:\temp\idle.vbs

Additonal you can create a new Shortcut, paste the command line and set to "run minimized", camouflagethe icon to explorer or other stuff.