KeepAlive.psm1
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function Start-KeepAlive { <# .Synopsis Prevents the screen saver from locking your screen. .DESCRIPTION Long description .EXAMPLE Example of how to use this cmdlet .EXAMPLE Another example of how to use this cmdlet .INPUTS Inputs to this cmdlet (if any) .OUTPUTS Output from this cmdlet (if any) .NOTES To prevent RDP sessions from ending, you must be focused on the RDP session. #> [CmdletBinding()] param ( # Param1 help description [Parameter(ValueFromPipeline=$true, ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName=$true)] [string]$Key = "{F15}", [Parameter(ValueFromPipeline=$true, ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName=$true)] [int]$Interval = 60 ) process { $properties = @{ Name = 'KeepAlive' ScriptBlock = { $myshell = New-Object -com "Wscript.Shell" while( $true ) { Start-Sleep -Seconds $Interval $myshell.sendkeys($Key) } } } Start-Job @properties } } function Stop-KeepAlive { <# .Synopsis Stops preventing the screen saver from locking your screen. .DESCRIPTION Stops the prevent screen saver timeout PowerShell job. .EXAMPLE Example of how to use this cmdlet .EXAMPLE Another example of how to use this cmdlet .INPUTS Inputs to this cmdlet (if any) .OUTPUTS Output from this cmdlet (if any) .NOTES General notes #> process { Get-Job -Name 'KeepAlive' | Remove-Job -Force } } |