Set the Windows 10 lock screen to a live* image of Earth from the GOES satellites.

Thanks to NOAA and NASA for providing us with these amazing images! The images show (approximated) true color on the day side of the planet and IR imagery on the night side. You can learn about how these images are created here.

WARNING: USE AT YOUR OWN RISK! I have not tested this code thoroughly, and I can't promise that you won't bork your system using it. In particular, this code uses PIL to open a (untrusted) image from the web; PIL has had many security vulnerabilities in the past (examples).

*It seems the images are 30~40 minutes old by the time they make it from the satellite, though NOAA's servers, to my computer.

You must have python 3 installed in Windows 10. You can install python via the Windows Store.

This code is meant to work with a 4k display; the lock screen image is saved with a size of 3840x2160 pixels. It has not been tested with other display resolutions.

Run in PowerShell or command line, from the repo's top directory:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Try running the following in PowerShell or command line:

python set_lock_screen.py

It should run without errors. Lock your computer, you should see an image of Earth on a black background with a NOAA logo at the bottom as your lock screen.

Run schedule_task.bat in PowerShell or command line. It should print a message starting with SUCCESS:.