Can I read Windows OS properties in LabVIEW (ex: Is monitor in power save mode?)

Is it possible to read any properties from windows OS. I would like my code to know if the monitor is in power save mode or not.
I am using a touch panel and after the screen goes blank (power save mode), I don't want the user to accidentally push the wrong button (since he cannot see them). The user has to touch the screen once to waken it up. As far as I know there is no way for me to disable the touch screen while in power save mode so I wanted to try and disable the buttons when the screen is in power save mode.
Thanks,
Javier

Look here. At a bare minimum, it loks like you need DevicePowerEnumDevices and GetDevicePowerState.

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