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    Makes PowerShell claim to be an active video player & backup software - no screensaver, no standby
  
        
  
    
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  | $source = @' | |
| using System; | |
| using System.Runtime.InteropServices; | |
| namespace Shell | |
| { | |
| public static class Host | |
| { | |
| public static void DisableScreensaver() | |
| { | |
| NativeMethods.SetThreadExecutionState(ExecutionState.DisplayRequired); | |
| NativeMethods.SetThreadExecutionState(ExecutionState.SystemRequired | ExecutionState.AwayModeRequired | ExecutionState.Continuous); | |
| } | |
| public static void EnableScreensaver() | |
| { | |
| NativeMethods.SetThreadExecutionState(ExecutionState.Continuous); | |
| } | |
| } | |
| internal static class NativeMethods | |
| { | |
| [DllImport("kernel32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)] | |
| internal static extern ExecutionState SetThreadExecutionState(ExecutionState asFlags); | |
| } | |
| [Flags] | |
| public enum ExecutionState : uint | |
| { | |
| SystemRequired = 1, | |
| DisplayRequired = 2, | |
| UserPresent = 4, | |
| AwayModeRequired = 0x40, | |
| Continuous = 0x80000000 | |
| } | |
| } | |
| '@ | |
| Add-Type $source | |
| $limit = (Get-Date).AddHours(9) | |
| while ((Get-Date) -lt $limit) { | |
| [Shell.Host]::DisableScreensaver() | |
| Start-Sleep -Seconds 5 | |
| } | 
  
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