[How to] Disable Screen Saver Temporarily

How to Disable Screen Saver Temporarily ?
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DisableScreenSaver.ahk will keep Screen Saver disabled until the script is exited.
Even if an another utility sets the Screen Saver active, this script will disable it immediately.

;DisableScreenSaver.ahk

#Persistent
Menu, Tray, Icon, User32.dll, 4
Menu, Tray, Tip, Screen Saver Disabled !!!
OnExit, ScreenSaveActivate
DllCall("SystemParametersInfo", Int,17, Int,0, UInt,NULL, Int,2)
SetTimer, CheckScreenSaveActive, 999
Return

CheckScreenSaveActive:
DllCall("SystemParametersInfo", Int,16, UInt,NULL, "UInt *",SSACTIVE, Int,0)
If SSACTIVE
   DllCall("SystemParametersInfo", Int,17, Int,0, UInt,NULL, Int,2)
Return

ScreenSaveActivate:
DllCall("SystemParametersInfo", Int,17, Int,1, UInt,NULL, Int,2)
ExitApp
Return

How to test this script:

Run this script and check the Screen Saver tab in Display Properties.
It will be (None) when this script is running. Change it to any available Screen Saver. Now close
& re-open Display Properties and tab to Screen Saver. It would have been reset to (None).

Credit: Adapted from C++ source code of DisableScreenSaver. Visit the Webpage.

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