StayGreen is a native-feeling keep-awake app for people who look at Task Manager. No fake CPU spinners, no surprise telemetry for a system clock, one-time Store purchase, done.
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If this sounds like your week
Which is why “just change plan settings” is not a universal answer, especially on fleet machines.
Where tooling usually breaks
A keep-awake app should be small, auditable, and not phoning home about how you use your own hardware.
Where StayGreen lands
“keep awake only Microsoft Edge browser webinar Windows” does not get better with another SaaS log-in. StayGreen is local, low overhead, and a single purchase. That is the whole value proposition: stay present when you must, with controls that are real. Per-app targeting lets awake mode engage while Edge hosts video-heavy webinars instead of globally pinning power.
One-time purchase · Lifetime updates · Delivered via the Microsoft Store
Purchased and updated securely through the Microsoft Store. No account needed on our site, no subscription, and a Microsoft receipt for easy corporate expensing.
windows · local-first · one-time purchase · no telemetry
What you get
Uses Windows execution-state calls instead of polling loops or fake input.
Auto-pauses when the charger is unplugged or the lid is closed for safer thermal and battery behavior.
Keep awake only when specific apps like `ms-teams.exe` are active.
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Engineering Proof
StayGreen uses SetThreadExecutionState to request the awake state directly from
Windows. That means no fake mouse movement, no periodic wake pings, and no background loop burning cycles just to
pretend the user is active.
For technical buyers, this is the whole point: the operating system does the work, while StayGreen simply sets the appropriate execution-state flags and gets out of the way. In our idle tests, Task Manager reports roughly 0.0% CPU usage with a memory profile under 8 MB for the keep-awake path.
Screenshot evidence for the low-overhead runtime profile.
Product Interface
The StayGreen interface keeps the important decisions obvious: when to override sleep, how long to hold the state, and which app should trigger it. No command-line dance. No clutter disguised as enterprise UX.
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Our Core Moat
Compiled Rust core wrapped inside an optimized Tauri shell. No heavy background node loops or duplicate Chromium engines cooking your memory footprint (<5MB idle RAM).
Executes entirely on-device with full offline isolation. Absolute zero background telemetry policies, no metrics aggregation, and zero mandatory cloud-sync accounts.
Pay a single, clear one-time purchase price. Own your specific native software utility execution tier permanently without artificial subscription paywalls or ongoing usage tax.
FAQ
StayGreen is a Windows keep-awake utility from Automata Labs. It leans on Windows execution-state style behavior with effectively zero busy-wait CPU, optional battery and lid interlocks, and per-app targeting so you are not faking input just to look “active.” It is a one-time Microsoft Store purchase, local-first, with no telemetry. If the goal is a machine that does not go idle when the work is not done yet—calls, long jobs, or strict IT policies that punish sleep—this is the product category, not a browser extension.
No. Simulated input can violate policy, trigger security tooling, and still fail when the system wants to save power. A proper utility asks the OS to stay in the right state without wiggling hardware you do not need to wiggle.
StayGreen is built with interlocks: things like auto-pausing on battery or when the lid is closed are part of the design so “stay present” is not a synonym for “ignore power reality.”
Yes, in the sense that it targets the same outcome—staying out of deep sleep in legitimate workflows—without the mouse-jig aesthetic. The difference is what it does on the way there: it is designed for compliance-minded environments, not a script that wiggles pixels.
StayGreen uses Windows execution-state calls with effectively zero CPU overhead, smart lid/battery interlocks, and per-app targeting when you need the machine to stay present for real work.
One-time purchase · Lifetime updates · Delivered via the Microsoft Store
Purchased and updated securely through the Microsoft Store. No account needed on our site, no subscription, and a Microsoft receipt for easy corporate expensing.
Technical specifications
| Spec | Implementation |
|---|---|
| Data Sovereignty | Sleep-prevention state is local; no remote presence or activity reporting |
| Telemetry Status | None |
| Core Runtime | Native Windows binary using SetThreadExecutionState / execution-state APIs |
| Network Requirements | Fully functional offline |
| Deployment Compatibility | Windows 10 and 11 (x64); direct purchase and Microsoft Store |
| System footprint | Near-zero idle CPU; no polling loops or fake input injection |
| Hardware guardrails | Auto-pause on battery unplug or lid close |
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