Configure LabVIEW exe to prevent system sleep (Windows 10)

[JScherer]

I have a DAQ program I need to run continuously for over a week, when I run my software alone, it will work for about 6 hours and then log out my account (presumably for inactivity). However, if I also open VLC and play a video on loop, the DAQ works without issue for the whole test.

How can I get my compiled code to run in the same way VLC runs when it is playing a video (preventing windows sleep ) ?

[ShockHouse · Accepted solution]

You can check out this knowledge base:

https://knowledge.ni.com/KnowledgeArticleDetails?id=kA00Z0000019Y44SAE&l=en-US

Essentially there is some Windows APIs you can call into that can do this. In that KB there is a link to some examples:

https://forums.ni.com/t5/Example-Code/Preventing-Windows-computers-from-sleeping-or-hibernating/ta-p...