MoveMyCursor - a flow created in Microsoft PowerAutomate for Desktop - make systems think your computer is being actively used even when you're away

Jan 10, 2022 8:57 PM

dverbern

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As a challenge to myself to learn a bit of PowerAutomate, I created this simple flow that exists as a loop (that will run for hours), during which it continually carries out movements of the mouse cursor and sends keyboard strokes as well. My experience is that for applications like Microsoft Teams, it successfully keeps my status at whatever I want it to be.
Disclaimer: I only use this as a conceptual piece, not in active use.

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Oops - I just realised I cut off the very bottom of the flow from my screenshot - which only shows the default 'End' element of the flow.

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This has been done since desktop “presence” has been a thing (OC 2007) via a txt file saved as .vbs (vbscript)

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type this in a notepad, and save on desktop with extension .vbs

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Run by double clicking the vbs file. It’ll automatically stop when the date changes to next day. To terminate kill “wscript” process

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