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GeneralRe: Screen Saver Timeout really irritating Pin
jonmbutler3-Apr-20 3:43
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pmauriks7-Apr-20 19:44
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I hacked the following powershell together to fix this. The trick is that you don't need to move the mouse, you only need to move the mouse cursor to prevent the screensaver. Windows!

Quote:
$prevent_screensaver = {
#########################################################
# Prevent-Screensaver
#########################################################
# This script moves the mouse cursor
# 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.
#########################################################
# Makes the script move the mouse (press “.”) for 120 minutes.
########################################################
# (c) Dmitry Sotnikov + T.H. Schmidt
# https://dmitrysotnikov.wordpress.com
########################################################
$minutes = 120

[void] [System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName(“System.Windows.Forms”)

$myshell = New-Object -com “Wscript.Shell”

for ($i = 0; $i -lt $minutes; $i++) {
Start-Sleep -Seconds 60
$Pos = [System.Windows.Forms.Cursor]::Position
[System.Windows.Forms.Cursor]::Position = New-Object System.Drawing.Point((($Pos.X) + 1) , $Pos.Y)
}
}

# stub that will send the e-mail for logging
$email = {
$emailTo = $Env:USERNAME+"@justice.vic.gov.au"
#echo $emailTo

$messagecontent = @"

This message informs that the screensaver was locked out on PC:
"@

$emailFrom = "noreply@x.y.x"
$subject="Screensave bypass notification"
$smtpserver="mailserver.dns.name"
$smtp=new-object Net.Mail.SmtpClient($smtpServer)
$smtp.Send($emailFrom, $emailTo, $subject, $messagecontent)

}

# Pops up the dialog and makes the user agree to the conditions
Add-Type -AssemblyName PresentationCore,PresentationFramework
$ButtonType = [System.Windows.MessageBoxButton]::YesNo
$MessageboxTitle = "User Agreement"
$Messageboxbody = "I understand that while the screensaver is disabled on my PC it is my responsibility to ensure it is secure and supervised at all times and I promise I will be a good boy / girl"
$MessageIcon = [System.Windows.MessageBoxImage]::Warning
$button = [System.Windows.MessageBox]::Show($Messageboxbody,$MessageboxTitle,$ButtonType,$messageicon)


# calls the prevent_screensaver sub if the user selected yes.
if ($button -like "Yes") {
#echo $button
&$email
&$prevent_screensaver
}
else {
#echo "Selected: No"
#&$email
}


Hope that helps. I take no responsibility for the Security implications of this script.
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