Functions/GenXdev.Console/Set-MonitorPowerOff.ps1
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Part of PowerShell module : GenXdev.Console Original cmdlet filename : Set-MonitorPowerOff.ps1 Original author : René Vaessen / GenXdev Version : 1.268.2025 ################################################################################ MIT License Copyright 2021-2025 GenXdev Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. ################################################################################> ############################################################################### <# .SYNOPSIS Turns off power to all connected monitors. .DESCRIPTION Uses Windows API calls to send a power-off signal to all connected monitors. This is equivalent to pressing the physical power button on your monitors. The monitors will enter power saving mode but can be awakened by moving the mouse or pressing a key. .EXAMPLE Set-MonitorPowerOff .EXAMPLE poweroff #> function Set-MonitorPowerOff { [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess = $true)] [Alias('poweroff')] param() begin { # inform user that monitor power-off sequence is starting Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility\Write-Verbose 'Preparing to turn off monitor(s)...' } process { # wait briefly to allow any pending screen operations to complete Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility\Start-Sleep 2 # check if we should proceed with turning off the monitors if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess('All Monitors', 'Turn Off')) { # invoke windows power management api to trigger monitor power-off $null = [GenXdev.Helpers.WindowObj]::SleepMonitor(); } } end { } } |