Solved Turn on the display when resuming from sleep

I think you are saying that the task's task history tab shows the run was successful.
The vbs is still in place in its folder?
There's nothing about it in Windows security [WD], Virus … protection, Protection history?

Make a copy of the vbs then change the original's content to just
msgbox "It runs this alright"


Denis

Try3 said:

I think you are saying that the task's task history tab shows the run was successful.
The vbs is still in place in its folder?
There's nothing about it in Windows security [WD], Virus … protection, Protection history?

Make a copy of the vbs then change the original's content to just
msgbox "It runs this alright"


Denis

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Yes, the task's history says the run is successful.

I have tried changing the vbs as you suggested and manually executed it, the message box works. However when making the task do its job nothing happens, not even by manually running the task from task scheduler. Everything should be in its place so I really don't understand, I've tried moving the file and editing the task to the new location but nothing.

I will further investigate when I have time, will update you if I find anything

Try3 said:

Oh dear.

I was thinking about putting together a tutorial but could not think where I'd find the time. Perhaps I need to think again.

Which part of this is of interest?
1 Creating an EventViewer, Custom view?
2 Attaching a TS task to an EventViewer, Custom view?
3 Editing that task in TS?
4 Editing that task in its exported xml form?
5 Waking up the display with a vbs script?

Denis

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Please do, it would definitely be helpful. It was not over my head, as I've done this before, but it is a rather long, and complicated, process, and I think many people would benefit from such a tut.

fruh said:

Yes, the task's history says the run is successful.

I have tried changing the vbs as you suggested and manually executed it, the message box works. However when making the task do its job nothing happens, not even by manually running the task from task scheduler. Everything should be in its place so I really don't understand, I've tried moving the file and editing the task to the new location but nothing.

I will further investigate when I have time, will update you if I find anything

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Alright, turns out it was just me messing around with stuff, sorry. I had chose the option to run the task independently from user connection (+ do not store password) instead of "run only when the user is logged on" because I thought it would prevent the task to run when I locked my PC. After testing, I found out that logging off from windows and locking the PC are two different things, so the task works also if I lock the device before putting it to sleep.

Technet page that helped

Anyway, out of curiosity I have tried attaching the task to a single event ID (wakeup from sleep) rather than attaching it to the custom view in Event Viewer and it works fine too. In this specific case I think it gives results similar to editing the task's .xml as @Try3 suggested before

Funnily enough, when I was thinking about a tutorial I was wondering how to most succinctly tell people always to use Run only when user is logged on. I'd be tempted to add para after para of explanation.
- Whilst it's sometimes possible to use [or to trick TS into using] the Run whether user is logged on or not setting, generally-speaking anything that uses any kind of interface cannot be run that way.
- When you lock your computer, you remain logged on. Any requirement for a password that you have set up for unlocking is an additional security check not a login as such.

I considered attaching the task to a single event but I had to get you to check that Custom view anyway and I tested the whole lot to make sure it would cause no problems so it was just easier to stick with that all the way through.

All the best,
Denis

Well, I learned it the hard way anyway thanks again for the clarification :)

It's fine for attaching the task to the custom view, just wanted to point that out, could have also been that I was missing something :)

before I did my complete reset of win 11 yesterday I had a 'sleep'period move in. I didnt even think it had been set, I didnt, I hate it. The trouble I had trying to get the damn monitor on - AGH! Thats another for my list disable sleep. Now switched off...........