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December 17, 2019 09:19
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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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