diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ The following PowerShell scripts can be found in the `Scripts/` subfolder:
 * [send-udp.ps1](Scripts/send-udp.ps1) - sends a UDP datagram message to the given IP address and port
 * [SHA1.ps1](Scripts/SHA1.ps1) - prints the SHA1 checksum of the given file
 * [SHA256.ps1](Scripts/SHA256.ps1) - prints the SHA256 checksum of the given file
+* [simulate-presence.ps1](Scripts/simulate-presence.ps1) - simulates the human presence against burglars
 * [speak.ps1](Scripts/speak.ps1) - speaks the given text by text-to-speech (TTS)
 * [take-screenshot.ps1](Scripts/take-screenshot.ps1) - takes a single screenshot
 * [take-screenshots.ps1](Scripts/take-screenshots.ps1) - takes multiple screenshots
diff --git a/Scripts/simulate-presence.ps1 b/Scripts/simulate-presence.ps1
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+++ b/Scripts/simulate-presence.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/snap/bin/powershell
+
+# Syntax:       ./simulate-presence.ps1 
+# Description:	simulates the human presence against burglars
+# Author:	Markus Fleschutz
+# Source:	github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
+# License:	CC0
+
+function SwitchLight {
+}
+
+
+
+SwitchLight 1
+sleep 60
+SwitchLight 0
+sleep 10
+
+exit 0