How to detect inactive user

Question

How to detect inactive (idle) user in Windows application? I\'d like to shutdown application when there hasn\'t been any input (keyboard, mouse) from user for certain period

Answer 1

You might want to see the answer to this question: How to tell when Windows is inactive [1] it is basically same question the solution suggested is to use the GetLastInputInfo [2] API call.

This post explains some aspects as well: (The Code Project) How to check for user inactivity with and without platform invokes in C# [3]

[1] How to tell when Windows is inactive
[2] http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms646302%28VS.85%29.aspx
[3] http://www.codeproject.com/KB/cs/uim.aspx