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Tip for those who are doing this (and wasting internet bandwidth) just to prevent their locked-down work machine from going to lock/sleep: Open a PPT, F5 to en
by albert_e 3y ago
Tip for those who are doing this (and wasting internet bandwidth) just to prevent their locked-down work machine from going to lock/sleep:
Open a PPT, F5 to enter slideshow mode, optionally press B to blackout the screen to prevent burn-in.
I made a small "screensaver" PPT that consumes very minimal resources (black screen with a small bouncing logotext), saved it a as a PPSX (so it launches in slideshow automatically and exits PPT when done), and added a shortcut to the PPSX file on my Win10 taskbar. One-click screensaver whenever I want to step away and an equally simple exit.
Many times I actually leave this running in background while I work on the laptop. This way even if I step away without doing my one-click routine (or get pulled into a phone call or start working on my other laptop), it still prevents lock/sleep.
Obviously this would be bad infosec practice at office or public place. But with WFH this keeps me healthy and sane.
- astura 3y agoPowerPoint seems overkill - I just "play" a picture in windows media player.