Windows 10: 2ndary Monitor goes black when i lock the PC

Discus and support 2ndary Monitor goes black when i lock the PC in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; Hello everybody,i have this issue and i hope someone out there can point me in the right direction towards a solution.I have a standard Desktop PC with... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by Michael Winauer, Mar 27, 2023.

  1. 2ndary Monitor goes black when i lock the PC


    Hello everybody,i have this issue and i hope someone out there can point me in the right direction towards a solution.I have a standard Desktop PC with Windows 10 with one Monitor on my desk, and a secondary screenconnected via HDMI on the graphics cards 2ndary port . 2ndary screen is a big wall-mounted TV.This PC stands on a desk in a furniture store, and on it i do 3D-Models of custom furniture, and onthat Wall-TV there is a 3D-View, so the customer can see what i am drawing without having to lookon my primary monitor. Location: EU, Loads of customer-data-privacy-laws in effect hereNow,

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    Michael Winauer, Mar 27, 2023
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  3. anaron Win User
    Primary monitor randomly goes black

    Got a monitor issue. Looked at other posts about this issue be could not find anything addressing my issue. Over the past few months, my primary monitor randomly (no pattern to the issue) goes black but the led shows it to still be working. Secondary monitor is working. Only way to get the primary back is to reboot the computer. I tried reversing the DVI-D cable but no luck, primary still goes black. Regardless of which monitor is set to primary, that is the monitor that goes black. The monitor set as secondary never goes black. Any ideas?
     
    anaron, Mar 27, 2023
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  4. PJS
    pjs Win User

    2ndary Monitor goes black when i lock the PC

    PC hibernates / goes into sleep mode upon logout / screen lock

    I am using my work computer. It's a laptop with a power connection (not running on battery.) The laptop is hocked up to two monitors (a total of three monitors, counting the laptop's own screen - I usually keep my laptop closed, however.)
    Since I am at work I always lock the screen when I leave my computer. (I use the windows+L shortcut to lock the screen.) This all works fine.

    However, after about a minute the computer goes into sleep mode / hibernation. At least I think it does, because the two monitors goes black - and it takes a few seconds to "wake up the system" (the monitors doesn't come back to life immediately when I press a key on the keyboard / move the mouse, as they would if a screen saver was active.)
    This is very annoying if I step away from my computer for only a short while (like going to the bathroom.)

    Here's what I want:
    With power (not running on battery):
    When I lock the screen, I want the screen to stay on for 1 minute, then go to screen saver for 15 minutes, then go to hibernation/sleep mode.

    Without power (running on battery):
    When I lock the screen, I want the screen to stay on for 1 minute, then go to screen saver for 5 minutes, then go to hibernation/sleep mode.

    My best bet is that this is some sort of power saving scheme thingie, but I can't seem to figure out how to configure it to do what I want. Can someone please help me with a step-by-step guide to configure my system the way I want? Thank you.
     
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