IDEA: fake timer to activate screensaving

[Curt]

I can press Ctrl+Shift+S, and the Webshots screensaver will start, no matter what screensaver is default, but almost none of the other screensavers I am using have such a hotkey feature, if any. And I use quite a number of different screensavers, so I am not asking for merely a hotkey to some screensaver. I was thinking that maybe someone can write a little something that will fake Windows' timer into thinking that the time is up - so when I press this (new) hotkey Windows will think that X (seven) minutes have passed without actions, and start the screensaver. Can this be done?


Edited:
I believe that fifteen years ago this feature was standard on Windows, hence the button "Pause".

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[jgpaiva]

Nircmd can start the screensaver on demand.
Thus, what's the hotkey you were thinking?

Wouldn't a shortcut on the desktop be better?

[Curt]

Wouldn't a shortcut on the desktop be better?

Yes, of course, but if it is that simple why did'nt anyone tell it to me before? Well, I didn't read the right post, I guess. 

Yes, please, jgpaiva! 

[Curt]

Wouldn't a shortcut on the desktop be better?

Quick Start area

[jgpaiva]

Just download nircmd, and create a shortcut to it! Then, go to its properties and add "screensaver" (without the quotes) to the target

[nite_monkey]

just put Skrommel's RunScreenSaver in you quick start area RunScreenSaver download location here

[Curt]

All is good!

Ctrl+Shift+P ("P" for Pause) 

Thanks a lot, jgpaiva! 

[Curt]

... Skrommel's RunScreenSaver...

Thanks, nite_monkey. I tried it some time ago, but something was not the way I wanted it to be. I don't remember what.

[jgpaiva]

I'm sorry, i didn't understand. Curt: did nircmd solve your problem?

[lanux128]

a little late since Curt has settled on nircmd but for the record the following line would start the default screensaver. just put it in any of your AHK scripts.

Code

;Ctrl+Shift+S to activate screensaver
^+s::SendMessage, 0x112, 0xF140, 0,, Program Manager ; 0x112 is WM_SYSCOMMAND -- 0xF140 is SC_SCREENSAVE

Adapted from this thread.

[f0dder]

You can also find the .scr file responsible for the screensaver, and double-click it. Those files are actually regular .exe files, except that they take some special command-line arguments.

[Curt]

You can also find the .scr file responsible for the screensaver, and double-click it. Those files are actually regular .exe files,

Thanks, f0dder. My reason for not using this obvious method is that I very often change my screensaver, and I don't care to try to remember which one is default at any given moment. = Hit the hotkey, and... "Surprise! This is your screensaver today!".

All is good!

Thanks a lot, jgpaiva! 

"Ctrl+Shift+P ("P" for Pause)" was just an info.