[clug] [Off topic - Windows] Screen locking inhibitor

Kim Holburn kim.holburn at gmail.com
Mon Sep 1 07:10:33 GMT 2008


There was a program for the Mac called Jiggler which jiggled the mouse  
occasionally, preventing the screensaver launching.  I think someone  
has made a windows version.

Surely some programs like movie players do this using some kind of API?

On 2008/Sep/01, at 8:58 AM, Michael James wrote:

> Just supposing corporate, in their infinite wisdom,
> imposed timed screenlocking on their unwilling subjects.
> And of course locked the control panel so we're stuck with it.
>
> Is there a Windows utility that will detect 5 minutes of inactivity,
> and generate some artificially, eg push Shift, or move the mouse?
>
> Sorry for introducing an on-the-nose topic in such refined company,
> michaelj
>
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>  that it has forgotten what a web browser is for.
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