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PowerShell script to keep your locked down computer from going to sleep
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keepalive.ps1
Clear-Host
Echo "Keep-alive with Scroll Lock..."
$WShell = New-Object -com "Wscript.Shell"
while ($true)
{
$WShell.sendkeys("{SCROLLLOCK}")
Start-Sleep -Milliseconds 100
$WShell.sendkeys("{SCROLLLOCK}")
Start-Sleep -Seconds 240
}
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