Windows Usage

Windows Usage

DisplaySnooze for Windows is a normal .exe.

Basic Use

Double-click:

DisplaySnooze.exe

or run it from PowerShell:

.\DisplaySnooze.exe

By default it turns the displays off immediately, then repeats the monitor-off command every 4 seconds for 10 minutes.

Press Esc while DisplaySnooze is guarding to cancel early. This is useful if you use a long guard window and want the screens to stay on again before the guard ends.

Optional Arguments

.\DisplaySnooze.exe <guard-seconds> <interval-seconds>

Examples:

.\DisplaySnooze.exe 300
.\DisplaySnooze.exe 600 5

guard-seconds controls how long DisplaySnooze keeps repeating the display-off command.

• Default: 600
• Minimum: 15
• Maximum: 1800

interval-seconds controls how often it repeats the display-off command.

• Default: 4
• Minimum: 1
• Maximum: 60

What It Does Not Do

DisplaySnooze does not:

• Lock your PC.
• Log you out.
• Put the PC to sleep.
• Hibernate.
• Shut down.
• Close apps.
• Change Windows power settings.
• Install a service.
• Add itself to startup.
• Use the network.

What Command Does It Use?

It sends the standard Windows monitor power command:

WM_SYSCOMMAND / SC_MONITORPOWER / 2

That is the Windows API way to ask the displays to power off.