Stop currently running Windows screensaver from command line
I have a number of Scheduled Tasks running on a Windows machine, which is design to run stand alone and show useful information to the office.
Part of it's use is to run a screensaver that itself shows useful information.
There are some scheduled tasks which need to display information to the screen, however as the screensaver is running these messages can't be seen until the screensaver it manually deactivated.
How can the currently running screensaver in Windows be deactivated from command script?
windows command-line screensaver
asked Jul 2 '13 at 10:47
Peter BridgerPeter Bridger
199310
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I have a number of Scheduled Tasks running on a Windows machine, which is design to run stand alone and show useful information to the office.
Part of it's use is to run a screensaver that itself shows useful information.
There are some scheduled tasks which need to display information to the screen, however as the screensaver is running these messages can't be seen until the screensaver it manually deactivated.
How can the currently running screensaver in Windows be deactivated from command script?
windows command-line screensaver
asked Jul 2 '13 at 10:47
Peter BridgerPeter Bridger
199310
1
Just clear this to me. The new screensaver won't show up because there is already one running?
– matan129
Jul 2 '13 at 11:01
What about "pressing spacebar" programmatically?
– gronostaj
Jul 2 '13 at 11:47
What are these tasks? Programs programmed by you?
– Werner Henze
Jul 8 '13 at 8:48
Yes, they're written by me
– Peter Bridger
Jul 9 '13 at 12:49
add a comment |
I have a number of Scheduled Tasks running on a Windows machine, which is design to run stand alone and show useful information to the office.
Part of it's use is to run a screensaver that itself shows useful information.
There are some scheduled tasks which need to display information to the screen, however as the screensaver is running these messages can't be seen until the screensaver it manually deactivated.
How can the currently running screensaver in Windows be deactivated from command script?
windows command-line screensaver
asked Jul 2 '13 at 10:47
Peter BridgerPeter Bridger
199310
I have a number of Scheduled Tasks running on a Windows machine, which is design to run stand alone and show useful information to the office.
Part of it's use is to run a screensaver that itself shows useful information.
There are some scheduled tasks which need to display information to the screen, however as the screensaver is running these messages can't be seen until the screensaver it manually deactivated.
How can the currently running screensaver in Windows be deactivated from command script?
windows command-line screensaver
windows command-line screensaver
asked Jul 2 '13 at 10:47
Peter BridgerPeter Bridger
199310
asked Jul 2 '13 at 10:47
Peter BridgerPeter Bridger
199310
asked Jul 2 '13 at 10:47
Peter BridgerPeter Bridger
199310
asked Jul 2 '13 at 10:47
Peter BridgerPeter Bridger
199310
asked Jul 2 '13 at 10:47
Peter BridgerPeter Bridger
199310
199310
1
Just clear this to me. The new screensaver won't show up because there is already one running?
– matan129
Jul 2 '13 at 11:01
What about "pressing spacebar" programmatically?
– gronostaj
Jul 2 '13 at 11:47
What are these tasks? Programs programmed by you?
– Werner Henze
Jul 8 '13 at 8:48
Yes, they're written by me
– Peter Bridger
Jul 9 '13 at 12:49
add a comment |
1
Just clear this to me. The new screensaver won't show up because there is already one running?
– matan129
Jul 2 '13 at 11:01
What about "pressing spacebar" programmatically?
– gronostaj
Jul 2 '13 at 11:47
What are these tasks? Programs programmed by you?
– Werner Henze
Jul 8 '13 at 8:48
Yes, they're written by me
– Peter Bridger
Jul 9 '13 at 12:49
1
1
Just clear this to me. The new screensaver won't show up because there is already one running?
– matan129
Jul 2 '13 at 11:01
Just clear this to me. The new screensaver won't show up because there is already one running?
– matan129
Jul 2 '13 at 11:01
What about "pressing spacebar" programmatically?
– gronostaj
Jul 2 '13 at 11:47
What about "pressing spacebar" programmatically?
– gronostaj
Jul 2 '13 at 11:47
What are these tasks? Programs programmed by you?
– Werner Henze
Jul 8 '13 at 8:48
What are these tasks? Programs programmed by you?
– Werner Henze
Jul 8 '13 at 8:48
Yes, they're written by me
– Peter Bridger
Jul 9 '13 at 12:49
Yes, they're written by me
– Peter Bridger
Jul 9 '13 at 12:49
add a comment |
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You can do this using PowerShell to move the mouse a pixel, deactivating the screensaver.
$Pos = [System.Windows.Forms.Cursor]::Position
[System.Windows.Forms.Cursor]::Position = New-Object System.Drawing.Point((($Pos.X) + 1) , $Pos.Y)
You can also try a 3rd party program, such as AutoIt, which allows you to script mouse movements.
answered Jul 2 '13 at 12:45
Jeff VanNieulandeJeff VanNieulande
1742
Unfortunately the simulated mouse approach didn't work :(
– Peter Bridger
Jul 8 '13 at 8:29
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The correct syntax would be:
taskkill /im PhotoScreensaver.scr /f
With of course the correct name of the running screensaver, which in my case is PhotoScreensaver.scr
answered Nov 16 '16 at 10:31
Batchz4lifeBatchz4life
316
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I had a eureka moment, I was making the approach too complex. All that's needed is:
kill -processname XXXX
Where XXXX is the name of the screensaver process
answered Jul 8 '13 at 8:30
Peter BridgerPeter Bridger
199310
Definitely not elegant, especially if the tasks are programs written by yourself.
– Werner Henze
Jul 8 '13 at 15:56
add a comment |
I found a nice way of doing this here. This moves the cursor to position 0,0 which on my Windows 10 system brings the computer out of the screensaver. Works great in a batch file.
rundll32 user32.dll,SetCursorPos
answered Feb 3 at 19:55
Chuck ClaunchChuck Claunch
1012
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You can do this using PowerShell to move the mouse a pixel, deactivating the screensaver.
$Pos = [System.Windows.Forms.Cursor]::Position
[System.Windows.Forms.Cursor]::Position = New-Object System.Drawing.Point((($Pos.X) + 1) , $Pos.Y)
You can also try a 3rd party program, such as AutoIt, which allows you to script mouse movements.
answered Jul 2 '13 at 12:45
Jeff VanNieulandeJeff VanNieulande
1742
Unfortunately the simulated mouse approach didn't work :(
– Peter Bridger
Jul 8 '13 at 8:29
add a comment |
You can do this using PowerShell to move the mouse a pixel, deactivating the screensaver.
$Pos = [System.Windows.Forms.Cursor]::Position
[System.Windows.Forms.Cursor]::Position = New-Object System.Drawing.Point((($Pos.X) + 1) , $Pos.Y)
You can also try a 3rd party program, such as AutoIt, which allows you to script mouse movements.
answered Jul 2 '13 at 12:45
Jeff VanNieulandeJeff VanNieulande
1742
Unfortunately the simulated mouse approach didn't work :(
– Peter Bridger
Jul 8 '13 at 8:29
add a comment |
You can do this using PowerShell to move the mouse a pixel, deactivating the screensaver.
$Pos = [System.Windows.Forms.Cursor]::Position
[System.Windows.Forms.Cursor]::Position = New-Object System.Drawing.Point((($Pos.X) + 1) , $Pos.Y)
You can also try a 3rd party program, such as AutoIt, which allows you to script mouse movements.
answered Jul 2 '13 at 12:45
Jeff VanNieulandeJeff VanNieulande
1742
You can do this using PowerShell to move the mouse a pixel, deactivating the screensaver.
$Pos = [System.Windows.Forms.Cursor]::Position
[System.Windows.Forms.Cursor]::Position = New-Object System.Drawing.Point((($Pos.X) + 1) , $Pos.Y)
You can also try a 3rd party program, such as AutoIt, which allows you to script mouse movements.
answered Jul 2 '13 at 12:45
Jeff VanNieulandeJeff VanNieulande
1742
answered Jul 2 '13 at 12:45
Jeff VanNieulandeJeff VanNieulande
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answered Jul 2 '13 at 12:45
Jeff VanNieulandeJeff VanNieulande
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answered Jul 2 '13 at 12:45
Jeff VanNieulandeJeff VanNieulande
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Unfortunately the simulated mouse approach didn't work :(
– Peter Bridger
Jul 8 '13 at 8:29
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Unfortunately the simulated mouse approach didn't work :(
– Peter Bridger
Jul 8 '13 at 8:29
Unfortunately the simulated mouse approach didn't work :(
– Peter Bridger
Jul 8 '13 at 8:29
Unfortunately the simulated mouse approach didn't work :(
– Peter Bridger
Jul 8 '13 at 8:29
add a comment |
The correct syntax would be:
taskkill /im PhotoScreensaver.scr /f
With of course the correct name of the running screensaver, which in my case is PhotoScreensaver.scr
answered Nov 16 '16 at 10:31
Batchz4lifeBatchz4life
316
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The correct syntax would be:
taskkill /im PhotoScreensaver.scr /f
With of course the correct name of the running screensaver, which in my case is PhotoScreensaver.scr
answered Nov 16 '16 at 10:31
Batchz4lifeBatchz4life
316
add a comment |
The correct syntax would be:
taskkill /im PhotoScreensaver.scr /f
With of course the correct name of the running screensaver, which in my case is PhotoScreensaver.scr
answered Nov 16 '16 at 10:31
Batchz4lifeBatchz4life
316
The correct syntax would be:
taskkill /im PhotoScreensaver.scr /f
With of course the correct name of the running screensaver, which in my case is PhotoScreensaver.scr
answered Nov 16 '16 at 10:31
Batchz4lifeBatchz4life
316
answered Nov 16 '16 at 10:31
Batchz4lifeBatchz4life
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Batchz4lifeBatchz4life
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I had a eureka moment, I was making the approach too complex. All that's needed is:
kill -processname XXXX
Where XXXX is the name of the screensaver process
answered Jul 8 '13 at 8:30
Peter BridgerPeter Bridger
199310
Definitely not elegant, especially if the tasks are programs written by yourself.
– Werner Henze
Jul 8 '13 at 15:56
add a comment |
I had a eureka moment, I was making the approach too complex. All that's needed is:
kill -processname XXXX
Where XXXX is the name of the screensaver process
answered Jul 8 '13 at 8:30
Peter BridgerPeter Bridger
199310
Definitely not elegant, especially if the tasks are programs written by yourself.
– Werner Henze
Jul 8 '13 at 15:56
add a comment |
I had a eureka moment, I was making the approach too complex. All that's needed is:
kill -processname XXXX
Where XXXX is the name of the screensaver process
answered Jul 8 '13 at 8:30
Peter BridgerPeter Bridger
199310
I had a eureka moment, I was making the approach too complex. All that's needed is:
kill -processname XXXX
Where XXXX is the name of the screensaver process
answered Jul 8 '13 at 8:30
Peter BridgerPeter Bridger
199310
edited Jul 8 '13 at 15:42
answered Jul 8 '13 at 8:30
Peter BridgerPeter Bridger
199310
answered Jul 8 '13 at 8:30
Peter BridgerPeter Bridger
199310
answered Jul 8 '13 at 8:30
Peter BridgerPeter Bridger
199310
199310
Definitely not elegant, especially if the tasks are programs written by yourself.
– Werner Henze
Jul 8 '13 at 15:56
add a comment |
Definitely not elegant, especially if the tasks are programs written by yourself.
– Werner Henze
Jul 8 '13 at 15:56
Definitely not elegant, especially if the tasks are programs written by yourself.
– Werner Henze
Jul 8 '13 at 15:56
Definitely not elegant, especially if the tasks are programs written by yourself.
– Werner Henze
Jul 8 '13 at 15:56
add a comment |
I found a nice way of doing this here. This moves the cursor to position 0,0 which on my Windows 10 system brings the computer out of the screensaver. Works great in a batch file.
rundll32 user32.dll,SetCursorPos
answered Feb 3 at 19:55
Chuck ClaunchChuck Claunch
1012
add a comment |
I found a nice way of doing this here. This moves the cursor to position 0,0 which on my Windows 10 system brings the computer out of the screensaver. Works great in a batch file.
rundll32 user32.dll,SetCursorPos
answered Feb 3 at 19:55
Chuck ClaunchChuck Claunch
1012
add a comment |
I found a nice way of doing this here. This moves the cursor to position 0,0 which on my Windows 10 system brings the computer out of the screensaver. Works great in a batch file.
rundll32 user32.dll,SetCursorPos
answered Feb 3 at 19:55
Chuck ClaunchChuck Claunch
1012
I found a nice way of doing this here. This moves the cursor to position 0,0 which on my Windows 10 system brings the computer out of the screensaver. Works great in a batch file.
rundll32 user32.dll,SetCursorPos
answered Feb 3 at 19:55
Chuck ClaunchChuck Claunch
1012
answered Feb 3 at 19:55
Chuck ClaunchChuck Claunch
1012
answered Feb 3 at 19:55
Chuck ClaunchChuck Claunch
1012
answered Feb 3 at 19:55
Chuck ClaunchChuck Claunch
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1012
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Just clear this to me. The new screensaver won't show up because there is already one running?
– matan129
Jul 2 '13 at 11:01
What about "pressing spacebar" programmatically?
– gronostaj
Jul 2 '13 at 11:47
What are these tasks? Programs programmed by you?
– Werner Henze
Jul 8 '13 at 8:48
Yes, they're written by me
– Peter Bridger
Jul 9 '13 at 12:49