Auto-mouse click application to wake up computer to a time schedule

[Legoman]

13 hours ago, BamSec1 said:

if you don't have the message [Some settings are managed by your system Administrator]. If that is the case, then forget about adapting many of the system settings!

Read that sentence back and see if it makes any sense at all the second time of reading.

13 hours ago, BamSec1 said:

OMG! I also have Malwarebytes installed and never had it remove something without my consent.

As you said yourself: "It did find 10 supposed threats, but I recognise all of them as being the patch files necessary for all the software on the computer which is essential for it to run and they are not viruses or malware exploits." which means you could have prevent changes to be done by MWB.

This makes little sense too. I never said MWB "removed" anything. What it does is changes all your network sharing settings to be much more restrictive (which is totally in line with the stated aims and goals of the program in preventing malware intrusion). The side effect of doing this is that if you're using the computer to do things like be a media centre for attached TVs on the same network in the same home, then those connections will be broken by the changed settings that MWB does during installation without telling you. Your TV won't be able to find the media centre anymore because printer and file sharing has been disabled by MWB. Media Streaming has been disabled by MWB too. There were many changes on my computer in network settings in fact all done by MWB as part of its installation, all of which had to be manually reversed again in order for the computer to work with the other networked devices it serves in the home.

I said it found 10 supposed threats. That's all. It found them. I didn't tell it to quarantine or clean them, so it didn't. I left them alone and now they are whitelisted. So I did prevent any changes. I don't understand your point. The changes MWB makes are to the computer network settings and they are done automatically by the installation routine of the program itself at installation. They are not done during any scan after installation, and there is no way to avoid this happening. The program installation routine does it. The authors of the program have obviously decided that certain base network settings are best according to their one-size-fits-all approach to consumer integration and have made their installation routine change all the settings to what they consider "best" without any user consultation at all. Hence, if you have a specific network setup that works for your home network, then all that will suddenly be crippled following the installation of Malwarebytes.

[BamSec1]

19 hours ago, Legoman said:

Read that sentence back and see if it makes any sense at all the second time of reading.

Gosh! Spent some of my time trying to help, but because I made a type mistake (while busy with the forum problems we're actually having), you are quick to correct me. Thanks for correcting my mistake... how nice of you!

19 hours ago, Legoman said:

This makes little sense too. I never said MWB "removed" anything...

... plus the rest of the blah, blah, blah.

Again a mistake I made... I should have not replied while busy unlocking blocked members. Their account was hacked by the bot that attacked their account because they used a poor password.

Maybe MWB only changed your network settings, but it never changed mine! It was showing stuff it found should be removed (or changed), but all could be selected to happen or not, including network changes. So if it did change your settings, it was because you let it happen.

You know what? I'm sick and tired of this BS, simply because you always have an answer ready and seem to know things better than the people you're asking help from.

Only staff are free to add a post if they want, but not you anymore, and for me this is the end: don't expect any help at all from me anymore, even if I know the solution.

[Legoman]

Well, with that little tantie out of the way, I can now report after the computer had a bit of a mild meltdown with a bad RAM stick, that the WakeupOnStandby solution suggested does in fact work a treat and does exactly as needed. Thanks very much for that. Computer now wakes at the specified time (without screen) and stays fully powered-up active for the duration I want it to for acting as a media server, and goes back to sleep again afterwards. Brilliant. Rinse & repeat every day. Shame it can't be done by using Task Scheduler alone, but I suspect that's a M$ / hardware incompatibility issue that isn't easily resolved without changing computer.

[uk666]

I have posted this message in the interest of members who might be confused about Malwarebytes Software, after reading comments made by Legoman.

Let’s be perfectly clear, using Malwarebytes to scan your PC does not and I repeat, it does not modify/change your Internet setting. Indeed, after scanning it gives your option as to whether to quarantined any threats detected. It is perfectly safe, if you don’t believe me, search online.

If your PC: 

1. Misbehaves
2. Won't allow change system settings
3. Not allowing Windows updates

You probably have a virus, malware, or a rogue security software on your PC.