Hi, while others recommend disabling the screensaver while testing. Ours need it to be running. In fact screensaver is one of our product to be tested. Currently, when I perform a record on previewing the screen saver, ranorex displays black screen on the logs.
Is there a way to grab the currently displayed screensaver?
Screensaver tests
Re: Screensaver tests
Hi,
As far as I know, that's not possible. Ranorex (any GUI test automation tool) requires realized desktop and screensavers simply locks it. So no, there is most probably no way to automate screensaver-based tests.
As far as I know, that's not possible. Ranorex (any GUI test automation tool) requires realized desktop and screensavers simply locks it. So no, there is most probably no way to automate screensaver-based tests.
Pavel Kudrys
Ranorex explorer at Descartes Systems
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Re: Screensaver tests
There is no "probably" about it... 
There is NO WAY to test screensavers with Ranorex, or any other functional test automation tool, in Windows.
This is a WINDOWS SECURITY FEATURE and cannot be changed, turned off, etc.
There is NO WAY to test screensavers with Ranorex, or any other functional test automation tool, in Windows.
This is a WINDOWS SECURITY FEATURE and cannot be changed, turned off, etc.
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Re: Screensaver tests
finally, we were able to check this using hyper-v manager. we moved the test machines to vm and use hyper-v to check if screensavers kicked off. thanks.
