What’s does F15 does? My keyboard only goes to F12
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m0stlyharmless@lemmy.zip 2 weeks agoThere’s a tool for Windows called Caffeine that simulates pressing the F15 key, which is almost never used by any software being that most keyboards don’t have function keys that go that high.
From the webpage:
If you have problems with your PC locking or going to sleep, caffeine will keep it awake. It works by simulating a keypress once every 59 seconds, so your machine thinks you’re still working at the keyboard, so won’t lock the screen or activate the screensaver.
driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 2 weeks ago
glitch1985@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
F12 and F3
m0stlyharmless@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
It’s up to application software to define what it does. I have never seen a keyboard with function keys beyond F12 in person, but they do exist. Software is very unlikely to respond to F15, which is why Caffeine uses it to keep the system awake. Notably, the program can also instruct Windows to stay awake using its native mechanism instead (possibly insufficient for something like MS Teams) or another virtual key code of the user’s specification.
Rubanski@discuss.tchncs.de 2 weeks ago
I do have a Mac keyboard that goes up to F16 even
LePoisson@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I can’t install unapproved software on my work laptop, probably like most others hence I ain’t messing with that.
nforminvasion@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
The best is to get a physical mouse jiggler
glitch1985@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Preferably one that moves your current mouse. The USB dongles all have the same hardware id and can be tracked.
MajorasTerribleFate@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
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m0stlyharmless@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
For what it’s worth, with Caffeine, it’s a single, portable executable, so it doesn’t need to be installed in the conventional sense, but if your IT department monitors processes or whitelists what is allowed to run, this would still be a problem.