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Is it possible to connect a particular screen saver to a power plan?
Probably not but it would be cool and convenient.
Probably not but it would be cool and convenient.
AFAIK, no. Screensavers are "connected" to your desktop theme - if you save a theme different from your current, and assign another screensaver to it, it should change when you which between themes.
Well I don't actually use screen savers so I cannot test this theory but:
ProcessLasso has an option to change power plans if a certain process is running so if you've got different screen-savers with different .scr running process names then it's possible.
Configure power plan to switch to high performance when bubbles screen-saver is active:
The problem with this approach is that you might not want or need ProcessLasso's other process taming features but it does seem to indicate that what you're asking for is possible.
Also see: Change Power Plan when application starts
Along with what Callender mentioned about ProcessLasso, another avenue could be you copying the .scr saver information into the theme.
Now, whether or not you can just copy the .scr into the theme or if this involves a set of related .dlls to make the .scr work as it should would require some experimentation on your part.
Related Link;
OLE for Process Control
Hi,
Custom user themes reside in %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Themes. So Context-Menu -> New -> Shortcut and create a shorcut how you would normally, but append the word 'explorer' in front of the path to the selected theme file.
Example shortcut:
Lastly, stick it to the taskbar. (Or change the icon and/or filename first.)Code:explorer "%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Themes\Custom.theme"
A thing to note, though, is that the Personalization window must be open for the theme to change. Windows will open the Personalization window if it isn't already.
Once you actually save the theme, it's not too difficult to change it via right click -> Personalize -> choosing your theme, instead of making a bunch of shortcuts on your desktop/taskbar.
So here's an idea: if you're constantly switching between screensavers but don't want to change the rest of the theme, just use the screensaver name as the theme name, and manage them in Personalization.
Why would I use that code rather than, say, C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Themes\Theme.theme? I tried that and it worked, opening the personalization, choosing and applying the file in one click. Just curious about the use of the percentage symbol. Is it a shortcut eliminating the need to write the full path? Thanks for telling me where they're stored! I didn't know that.
Last edited by pxfragonard; 27 Dec 2014 at 06:31. Reason: Clarity, forgot to express appreciation