# Anti-Idle Software? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [February 15, 2008, 10:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anti-idle-software/43492 "2008-02-15T10:18:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2008, 10:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anti-idle-software/43492/1 "2008-02-15T10:18:31Z")
So I have a scheduled task to shut down my work box at 5:59 in case I “am elsewhere in the building and never make it back to my desk before leaving at the proper time.” However, it won’t run because my computer auto-locks after 10 minutes of idle time. (No access to change this) Is there a program out there that I can schedule to log a keystroke or mouse movement before my idle hits 10 minutes? The only anti-idle programs I can find are ones to keep you connected to the Internet, mostly old AOL versions, and won’t work for this application. ---
**Author:** ![sureshot](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sureshot/32/7578_2.png) [@sureshot](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sureshot)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2008, 10:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anti-idle-software/43492/2 "2008-02-15T10:24:54Z")
Seriously, ![http://www.sciencefirst.com/pctr/15-070.JPG](http://www.sciencefirst.com/pctr/15-070.JPG) ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2008, 10:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anti-idle-software/43492/3 "2008-02-15T10:26:14Z")
:lol: 👏 ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2008, 10:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anti-idle-software/43492/4 "2008-02-15T10:37:25Z")
haha, well played sir. Wonder what my boss would say to that. Anyone else? ---
**Author:** ![Tunerfreak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tunerfreak/32/7427_2.png) [@Tunerfreak](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tunerfreak)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2008, 10:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anti-idle-software/43492/5 "2008-02-15T10:51:37Z")
> [@sureshot!](#): > > Seriously, lol pull a homer simpson and plow up your work ---
**Author:** ![rdandy5875](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rdandy5875/32/7511_2.png) [@rdandy5875](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rdandy5875)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2008, 10:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anti-idle-software/43492/6 "2008-02-15T10:52:43Z")
I use this small program called “aarons clicker”. It could produce a mouse click every 10 minutes if you wanted to do that. > **[Aarons Clicker - Free downloads and reviews - CNET Download.com](http://download.cnet.com/s/aarons-clicker/)** > > aarons clicker free download - Uncle Aarons Hair Studio, Free Mouse Auto Clicker, Aarons College Living, and many more programs this one is shown as $10 after the trial, but I think I have a freeware version. ---
**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2008, 12:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anti-idle-software/43492/7 "2008-02-15T12:06:49Z")
shutdown -s -f Then again I can’t really test right now to see if that works while locked. ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2008, 12:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anti-idle-software/43492/8 "2008-02-15T12:08:13Z")
doesnt, thats the scheduled task i have ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2008, 12:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anti-idle-software/43492/9 "2008-02-15T12:53:54Z")
you could try running VLC or media player or something that will prevent the screen saver from coming on. (I’m pretty sure that’s the “switch” for locking the workstation). just leave it minimized ---
**Author:** ![greenbull](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@greenbull](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/greenbull)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2008, 2:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anti-idle-software/43492/10 "2008-02-15T14:11:28Z")
have it run random meaningless tasks every 10 mins?? ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2008, 2:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anti-idle-software/43492/11 "2008-02-15T14:13:12Z")
Managed to do a registry hack to get my full display control panel back, and changed screen saver timeout from 10 min to 2 hours. So far, it appears to be working. We’ll see if it’s good to go. ---
**Author:** ![FightinMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@FightinMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FightinMike)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2008, 4:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anti-idle-software/43492/12 "2008-02-15T16:43:43Z")
[Caffeine](http://www.zhornsoftware.co.uk/caffeine/index.html), I use it on OSX to stop my laptop from dimming when watching movies and such. ---
**Author:** ![TgDn32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tgdn32/32/7360_2.png) [@TgDn32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TgDn32)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2008, 5:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anti-idle-software/43492/13 "2008-02-15T17:35:32Z")
autoit - make a program to move the mouse around. Set your own wait times on it. problem solved