Ever come back to a big download, a long render or a remote session, only to find your PC fell asleep?
You could dig into power settings and change them back later. Or you could run Noise for as long as you need the PC awake.
Noise is an AutoHotkey v2 port of Skrommel’s classic 2005 utility. It types random letters on a timer so Windows sees activity and stays awake. 😊
It Types Into Its Own Box, Not Your Work
Most “keep awake” tricks press a real key, which can land in whatever window you have open. Noise doesn’t do that.
It sends each random letter (A to Z) straight into a small text box in its own window. Your documents and chats never see them.
Set the Delay With a Slider
The window is tiny: the text box, a slider, and two buttons.
- Slider: sets the time between letters, from 0 to 10 seconds (it starts at 5 seconds)
- Pause / Start: stops the letters without closing the program
- Quit: closes Noise
The label above the slider shows the current delay in milliseconds, so you always know what it’s set to.
When You’d Want It
- Long downloads or uploads that die when the PC sleeps
- Video renders and big file copies you leave running
- Remote sessions where the far computer must stay reachable
- Work PCs where you can’t change the power settings yourself
When you’re done, click Quit and your normal sleep settings take over again. Nothing gets changed.
What’s in the Download
- Noise.ahk: one AutoHotkey v2 script, no libraries needed
Get Noise
Noise is $4.99. Full source included, with credit to Skrommel for the original idea.
Leave it running, walk away, and come back to a PC that’s still awake. ⚡
Joe
