StayAwake is a simple utility that enables you to maintain an Active status on Microsoft Teams (and perhaps other such messaging applications).
If you are using Microsoft Teams, you may have noticed that Teams automatically sets your status to Away after a certain period of inactivity. This can be frustrating if you are still at your desk but perhaps on a business phone call OR outlining a plan on paper OR consulting some reference material.
StayAwake is a lightweight application that can be minimized to the Windows System Tray, and will continue to run in the background until you click the Exit button in the application.
StayAwake does its job by periodically cycling the Scroll Lock button (i.e., toggling once, and then immediately toggling again to restore Scroll Lock back to its original state). Since the Scroll Lock button is not used by most applications or users, this is a safe and non-intrusive way to keep your Microsoft Teams status Active.
Seconds between each toggle field: This field allows you to specify the interval between each Scroll Lock toggle. The initial default value for this is 240 seconds (i.e., 4 minutes). However, you can change this to any value between 10 and 9990 seconds. Your new value will be saved and used the next time you run the application.
Set Timer button: After changing the value for Seconds between each toggle, click this button to apply the new setting. Clicking this button will also immediately cycle the Scroll Lock button once.
The time when the app last toggled Scroll Lock, and the time when it will do so next are displayed and continually refreshed on the application window.
Minimize button: Click this button to minimize the application to the Windows System Tray. See the section below for more information on the System Tray icon.
Exit button: Click this button to exit the application.
When you minimize the application, it will be represented by the System Tray icon shown above. You can click on this icon to access the following context menu:
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Restore: Click this to restore the application window.
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Exit: Click this to exit the application.
StayAwake is a portable application and does NOT require installation with administrator privileges. Simply download the latest release from the Releases page and unzip the contents to a folder of your choice. Run the StayAwake.exe application to start the utility.
StayAwake is also available as a plugin for Notepad++. This version can be useful if you have Notepad++ open during your typical workday. You will be spared the need to separately run the standalone StayAwake application.
