Functions/GenXdev.Console/Enable-Screensaver.ps1
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Part of PowerShell module : GenXdev.Console Original cmdlet filename : Enable-Screensaver.ps1 Original author : René Vaessen / GenXdev Version : 1.270.2025 ################################################################################ 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 Starts the configured Windows screensaver. .DESCRIPTION Activates the Windows system screensaver by executing the default screensaver executable (scrnsave.scr) with the /s switch to start it immediately. .EXAMPLE Enable-Screensaver .NOTES This function requires the Windows screensaver to be properly configured in the system settings. The screensaver executable must exist at the default Windows System32 location. #> function Enable-Screensaver { [CmdletBinding()] param() begin { Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility\Write-Verbose 'Starting Windows screensaver activation' } process { # execute the windows screensaver executable with the start switch & "$ENV:SystemRoot\system32\scrnsave.scr" /s } end { } } |