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jlmathre
New Contributor
8 years ago

When UI is locked, can TC be suspended and later resumed from the point of UI input? I use VBScript

Some test cases run many hours and the UI might lock out.  When the TC needs a keyboard input it will crash at that point.  I would like it to suspend and be able to be resumed by the operator at the...
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jkrolczy
Super Contributor
8 years ago

We created a small script in MS VS and built an .exe file that when run, a small cmd window opens which you can resize

and it runs for a period on time and presses the CTRL key.  It does this in a loop until you kill the cmd window.

My computers locks in 15 mins. after no activity.  So this is my work-around.

 

 

Since this is a gov computer, you probably cannot alter the win reg:

 

i.e.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Control Panel\Desktop]
"ScreenSaverIsSecure"="1"
"ScreenSaveTimeOut"="3600"