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Powershell script to keep the key signal
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key_signal.ps1
# Send a key that not used well on your environment
# This way works well for screensaver activated by secure program on Windows 7
# key mapping ref. https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff731008.aspx
$myshell = New-Object -com "Wscript.Shell"
while ($true)
{
$myshell.sendKeys("{NUMLOCK}{NUMLOCK}")
Start-Sleep -Seconds 60
}
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Hickory420 commented Dec 21, 2017

Line 4 is:
$myshell = New-Object -com 'Wscript.Shell"
Should be:
$myshell = New-Object -com 'Wscript.Shell'

Difference being the soft/hard quote at the end.

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si-hyeon commented Jul 16, 2022

Line 4 is: $myshell = New-Object -com 'Wscript.Shell" Should be: $myshell = New-Object -com 'Wscript.Shell'

Difference being the soft/hard quote at the end.

Thanks. I fixed it as you said.

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