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How can I prevent my PC screen going black at work after 10 mins?

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jingramm

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10 minutes is the default after no activity on the PC. I'm not able to change any display settings at work without getting IT involved requiring an admin password and it might look weird requesting a change in this setting.

Any other ways that prevent the PC screen from going black?
 
Put wheels and a motor on your mouse, and power it via usb port. Let it drive around your desk. Use an optical sensor to prevent it from driving off the edge.
 
Dim objResult
Set objShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
i = 0
Do While i = 0
objResult = objShell.sendkeys("{CAPSLOCK}{CAPSLOCK}")
Wscript.Sleep (60000)
Loop


Copy this into notepad
save file as atot.vbs
Double click/run
 
Crono said:
Can you run java without admin access? There might be a java-based application that would do same thing.
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I'm not sure. I tried to search for a java-based version but couldn't find any.

DesiPower said:
Dim objResult
Set objShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
i = 0
Do While i = 0
objResult = objShell.sendkeys("{CAPSLOCK}{CAPSLOCK}")
Wscript.Sleep (60000)
Loop


Copy this into notepad
save file as atot.vbs
Double click/run
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I just tried this on my home PC and I'm guessing that it is running after double clicking the file. Is there a way to end it though?
 
Yea we have a little program we pass around the office called 'mouse jiggle' Comes in handy when you don't want timeouts to happen when RDP'ing into servers.
 
ImpulsE69 said:
Yea we have a little program we pass around the officers called 'mouse jiggle' Comes in handy when you don't want timeouts to happen when RDP'ing into servers.
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Our network scans found this on a few users machines. They got their one and only warning to never use it or to circumvent company security policy again.
 
Does the screen come back to life when you move the mouse or hit a key? If so, what's the beef? How many displays are in your company workplace? This could add up to significant power savings when looked at in totality.
 
jingramm said:
10 minutes is the default after no activity on the PC. I'm not able to change any display settings at work without getting IT involved requiring an admin password and it might look weird requesting a change in this setting.

Any other ways that prevent the PC screen from going black?
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you can't, because it's not yours
 
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