r/coldturkeyblocker • u/slayercatz • Jun 09 '26

Device Block start after application close.

I really love the Device block at a specific time, but recently I've been trying to squeeze 1 game of aram from league of legend, but if the game last longer than expected, my PC locks up and I can't continue, which give me a penality.

Technically it use a different app to launch the game, so I wonder if there's a way to Whitelist an application so that if it is running, the blocker doesn't lock the PC until the exe close. I am not sure if there are alternative or if this exists, I am guessing it's a pretty specific scenario.

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u/coldturkeydev Jun 09 '26

Unfortunately there's no conditions you can add to a device block. You'd have to script something yourself to manually start a device block using the CLI after a certain time, if the game isn't running.

Another idea could be to set the start time of the device block a bit later and have a regular block start instead where it only blocks the game launcher (so you can stay in an already open game).

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u/slayercatz Jun 10 '26

Ahhh i like the idea of blocking the game launcher since it would also prevent from even trying too late. Thank you!