# # This background job automatically locks your Workstation after a specified amount of # time. It will come in handy if you cannot access the screensaver settings due to policy # restriction but want to lock your screen after a idle timeout. Or you could just # press [Win]+[L] everytime you leave your desk ;) . # # start with # powershell.exe -windowstylpowee hidden -executionpolicy Unrestricted P:\ATH\TO\logoff.ps1 # # `-windowstyle hidden` will make your PowerShell disappear/run in background # `-executionpolicy Unrestricted` will enable this PowerShell process to allow non-signed scripts # # This is the only setting: How long before locking? # Alternative Options: # * -Seconds 10 ( = 10 Seconds) # * -Minutes 10 ( = 10 Minutes) # * -Hours 10 ( = 10 Hours) # $idle_timeout = New-TimeSpan -Minutes 30 $switch_timeout = New-TimeSpan -Minutes 4 $untouched = New-TimeSpan -Minutes 0 $touch_date = (Get-Date) $touch_span = New-TimeSpan -Milliseconds 500 # DO NOT CHANGE ANYTHING BELOW THIS LINE #################################################################################################################################################################### # This snippet is from http://stackoverflow.com/a/15846912 Add-Type @' using System; using System.Diagnostics; using System.Runtime.InteropServices; namespace PInvoke.Win32 { public static class UserInput { [DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError=false)] private static extern bool GetLastInputInfo(ref LASTINPUTINFO plii); [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)] private struct LASTINPUTINFO { public uint cbSize; public int dwTime; } public static DateTime LastInput { get { DateTime bootTime = DateTime.UtcNow.AddMilliseconds(-Environment.TickCount); DateTime lastInput = bootTime.AddMilliseconds(LastInputTicks); return lastInput; } } public static TimeSpan IdleTime { get { return DateTime.UtcNow.Subtract(LastInput); } } public static int LastInputTicks { get { LASTINPUTINFO lii = new LASTINPUTINFO(); lii.cbSize = (uint)Marshal.SizeOf(typeof(LASTINPUTINFO)); GetLastInputInfo(ref lii); return lii.dwTime; } } } } '@ #End snippet Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms # Helper: Is currently locked? $locked = 0; do { # 1st: How long is your computer currently idle? $idle_time = [PInvoke.Win32.UserInput]::IdleTime $now = Get-Date # Switch Window only if timeout reached if (($locked -eq 0) -And ($idle_time -gt $switch_timeout)) { Write-Host (Get-Date -Format HH:mm:ss) -ForegroundColor Green -NoNewline $sleep_in = $idle_timeout - $idle_time # Elapsed since last auto touch $diff = New-Timespan -Start $touch_date -End $now if (($diff - $idle_time) -lt $touch_span) { $untouched += $idle_time } else { $untouched = $idle_time } Write-Host " Idle for $idle_time, touched at $touch_date ($diff ago), untouched since $untouched" $touch_date = Get-Date [System.Windows.Forms.SendKeys]::SendWait("%{TAB}") } # Your computer is not locked, but idle time is longer than allowed? -> Lock it! if (($locked -eq 0) -And ($untouched -gt $idle_timeout)) { # Lock it rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation # Setting $locked to 1 will prevent it from relocking every 10 seconds $locked = 1; $untouched = New-Timespan -Seconds 0; Write-Host ("Locking"); } # Your computer is idle for less than the allowed time -> in most cases this means it is unlocked and # therefore ready to be locked again! if ($idle_time -lt $idle_timeout) { $locked = 0; } # Save the environment. Don't use 100% of a single CPU just for idle checking :) Start-Sleep -Seconds 10 } while (1 -eq 1)