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Hi i have a doubt

Does picture in picture mode helps attended automation to continue the run when screen gets locked after some tims of being idle ?

If not, can u suggest what would be best way to handle the screen locking due to being idle ?

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Hi @NNR

As per my knowledge, PIP mode does not prevent screen locking during attended automation; the best way to handle screen locking is to adjust power settings to prevent sleep, use keep-alive actions like simulated clicks or typing, or coordinate with IT to extend or disable screen timeout.

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Thanks @prashant1603765

Want to check one thing as well. Can wr use hardware events in automation process which runs in atteded mode to keep screen alive so screen would not get locked ?

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Yes @NNR
you can use hardware events like simulated mouse movements or keyboard inputs in attended automation to keep the screen alive and prevent it from locking.

Happy Automation

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Thanks @prashant1603765 for info

But want to confirm if anyone has any thoughts on how to handle screen locking in case of attended automation run apart from windows settings ?

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Yeah, don’t. Its specifically not intended for that purpose. You are asking for functionality that is in an unattended licence and has a differing cost for the reason that you do not need to be present at the computer with the screen unlocked.

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@NNR

Usign some hardware clicks or mouse moves this can be acheived..but remember if you use hrdqare events and if user is at desktop and move the cursor or so that might effect the execution as well

Cheers

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If it is in pip mode would this effect ?

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@NNR

we might need to test..never tried on pip if it keeps alive..if it does not then we can use separate invoke to just move on main screen

cheers

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@Anil_G

I will try from my end and ket you know

Thanks

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