Can I lock my computer?

[exlancer]

Can I lock my computer while I run a bot?

 

[stuartroad]

try it

 

[xwozone]

Sure if you want your bot to stop.

 

[happyfriet]

Next step: Can I turn my pc off while running a bot ?

 

[bloodmarks]

Next step: Can I turn my pc off while running a bot ?

while i don't have same need as OP (and never tried this),

i can see both why he would think this is possible
(after all almost all applications and a lot of games work when you lock windows since processing and rendering continues behind its just that nothing is visible except password/unlock screen),

and why he would need it
(he may share room/house/access to PC with another person that he does not trust completely or thinks is stupid/able to break things)

 

[Tony]

you cant

 

[DaSoul]

while i don't have same need as OP (and never tried this),

i can see both why he would think this is possible
(after all almost all applications and a lot of games work when you lock windows since processing and rendering continues behind its just that nothing is visible except password/unlock screen),

and why he would need it
(he may share room/house/access to PC with another person that he does not trust completely or thinks is stupid/able to break things)

The thing is that applications can detect, whether an app is minimized, workstation is locked and so on. Using a bot and pretending to be a human while playing on a locked workstation isn't the brightest idea =)

 

[junk]

You actually can - when the bot is running inside a VM.

 

[DaSoul]

It is pretty easy to detect whether wow is running inside a vm or not.

- DetectVM.cpp/.h

bool IsInsideVPC();
bool IsInsideVMWare();

- 0x5658 port for interfacing with vm
- detect through I/O operation exceptions

If blizz wanted to, they could easily kick some ass.