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Prevent Screen Saver is built on .NET 10 Windows Forms and targets the net10.0-windows framework. The source compiles into a single self-contained Windows executable, and the optional installer is packaged with Inno Setup 6. This page walks through every step from cloning the repository to producing both distributable artifacts.

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Requirements

Windows

Required for both building and running the application. The project targets Windows-only APIs including SetThreadExecutionState and RegisterHotKey.

.NET SDK 10+

The project file specifies net10.0-windows as its target framework. Download the SDK from dot.net.

Inno Setup 6

Optional — only needed to produce the installer .exe. Download from jrsoftware.org.

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Clone and Build

Clone the repository from GitHub, then build the solution file to confirm everything compiles correctly. 
git clone https://github.com/proteo5/Prevent-Screen-Saver.git
cd Prevent-Screen-Saver
dotnet build Prevent-Screen-Saver.slnx
The solution file Prevent-Screen-Saver.slnx is at the repository root and references the single project at src/PreventScreenSaver/PreventScreenSaver.csproj.

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Run in Development

To launch the application directly from source during development, use dotnet run with an explicit project path: 
dotnet run --project src/PreventScreenSaver/PreventScreenSaver.csproj
The app will start minimized to the system tray by default (controlled by the StartMinimized setting). Left-click the tray icon to toggle protection state, or right-click to open the context menu.

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Publish Portable Package

The portable release is a self-contained win-x64 publish that bundles the .NET runtime — no installation required on the target machine. After publishing, compress the output into a ZIP archive: 
dotnet publish src/PreventScreenSaver/PreventScreenSaver.csproj `
    -c Release `
    -r win-x64 `
    --self-contained true `
    -o artifacts/publish/win-x64

Compress-Archive `
    -Path artifacts/publish/win-x64/* `
    -DestinationPath artifacts/PreventScreenSaver-win-x64.zip `
    -Force
Output: artifacts/PreventScreenSaver-win-x64.zip This ZIP is the portable artifact published to GitHub Releases alongside the installer.

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Build Installer (Inno Setup)

The installer is defined in installer/PreventScreenSaver.iss and compiled with the Inno Setup command-line compiler ISCC.exe.
The publish step above must be run before building the installer. The Inno Setup script sources all application files directly from artifacts/publish/win-x64/ — if that directory is missing or stale, the installer build will fail or bundle an outdated binary.
After publishing, compile the installer with: 
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Inno Setup 6\ISCC.exe" installer\PreventScreenSaver.iss
Output: artifacts/installer/PreventScreenSaver-Setup-x64.exe

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Installer Metadata

The following properties are defined at the top of installer/PreventScreenSaver.iss:
PropertyValue
App namePrevent Screen Saver
Version0.2.0
PublisherAlfredo Pinto Molina
Compressionlzma2 (solid compression enabled)
Privileges requiredlowest — no administrator rights needed
Architectures allowedx64compatible
Default install directory{autopf}\Prevent Screen Saver
Installer output filePreventScreenSaver-Setup-x64.exe
Because PrivilegesRequired=lowest, users can install the application without elevation. The installer writes to the user’s program files folder and does not modify system-wide registry keys.
The installer optionally creates a desktop shortcut (unchecked by default) and offers to launch the app immediately after installation completes.

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Build Summary

1

Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/proteo5/Prevent-Screen-Saver.git
cd Prevent-Screen-Saver
2

Build the solution

dotnet build Prevent-Screen-Saver.slnx
3

Publish the self-contained binary

dotnet publish src/PreventScreenSaver/PreventScreenSaver.csproj -c Release -r win-x64 --self-contained true -o artifacts/publish/win-x64
4

Create the portable ZIP

Compress-Archive -Path artifacts/publish/win-x64/* -DestinationPath artifacts/PreventScreenSaver-win-x64.zip -Force
5

Compile the installer (optional)

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Inno Setup 6\ISCC.exe" installer\PreventScreenSaver.iss

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