Windows 10: Change Turn off Display after Time in Windows 10

How to: Change Turn off Display after Time in Windows 10

How to Change Turn Off Display After Time in Windows 10


You can specify how long your PC is inactive before all your connected displays turn off.

When your display turns off, you would just need to move the mouse, touch the touchpad or touchscreen, click a mouse or touchpad button, or press a key for the display to turn back on.

This tutorial will show you how to specify how long your PC is inactive before your display turns off automatically in Windows 10.


CONTENTS:

• Option One: To Change Turn Off Display After Time in Settings
• Option Two: To Change Turn Off Display After Time in Power Plan Settings
• Option Three: To Change Turn Off Display After Time in Advanced Power Plan Settings
• Option Four: To Change Turn Off Display After Time in Command Prompt

OPTION ONE [/i] To Change Turn Off Display After Time in Settings

*note This will change the settings in your currently selected default power plan.
1. Open Settings, and click/tap on the System icon.

2. Click/tap on Power & sleep on the left side, and select how many minutes you want to turn off the display(s) under Screen on the right side. (see screenshot below)

*note If you PC doesn't have battery power, then you will only see one option.



3. When finished, you can close Settings if you like.





OPTION TWO [/i] To Change Turn Off Display After Time in Power Plan Settings
1. Open your power plan settings.

2. To the right of Turn off the display, select how many minutes you want to turn off the display(s), and click/tap on Save changes when finished. (see screenshot below)

*note If you PC doesn't have battery power, then you will only see one option.

If you do not want your displays to turn off, then select Never.



3. When finished, you can close Power Options if you like.





OPTION THREE [/i] To Change Turn Off Display After Time in Advanced Power Plan Settings
1. Open your advanced power plan settings.

2. Scroll down and expand Display and Turn off display after. Select or enter how many minutes you want to turn off the display(s), and click/tap on OK when finished. (see screenshot below)

*note If you PC doesn't have battery power, then you will only see one option.

If you do not want your displays to turn off, then select Never.



3. When finished, you can close Power Options if you like.





OPTION FOUR [/i] To Change Turn Off Display After Time in Command Prompt
1. Open a command prompt.

2. Enter the command(s) below you want to use into the command prompt, and press Enter. (see screenshots below)

(On battery)
*Arrow powercfg /SETDCVALUEINDEX SCHEME_CURRENT 7516b95f-f776-4464-8c53-06167f40cc99 3c0bc021-c8a8-4e07-a973-6b14cbcb2b7e <seconds>

AND/OR

(Plugged in)
*Arrow powercfg /SETACVALUEINDEX SCHEME_CURRENT 7516b95f-f776-4464-8c53-06167f40cc99 3c0bc021-c8a8-4e07-a973-6b14cbcb2b7e <seconds>

*note Substitute <seconds> in the commands above with how many seconds you want to turn off display after.

Using 0 (zero) seconds will be the same as "Never".








That's it,
Shawn


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Display won't turn off after specified time

Hi Sergio,

There is an option in the Windows operating system to manage the display settings so you can put the display to sleep. To do this, follow these steps:

• Click Start, type power options and press
  Enter.
• Click Change plan settings of your current preferred plan.
• Select your preferred time under Turn off the display and click
  Save changes.

Let us know if you have any other questions.

 

Is it time for Windows 10 already?

Here's a good step by step guide on doing a fresh install.

How to clean install Windows 10 from a USB drive - Software - Feature - HEXUS.net

 

Display does not turn off when pc is idle

Just did all the suggestions. Did not work. Display does not turn off.

This issue was from the beginning when I downloaded Win 10. I had Win 8.1 and the display always turned off as I set it.

My pc is HP Pavilion Touchsmart 23 all-in-one. According to "checking for updated drivers on display and monitors", I always get the response that the drivers currently installed are the correct ones.

 

Change Lock Screen Display Off Timeout in Windows 10


It won't send you to the lock screen when the timeout has been reached.

Console lock display off timeout is the amount of minutes Windows will wait idle with no activity while on the lock screen when a user locks the computer before timing out and automatically turning off the display.

You might see if these below may be turning off the display instead.

• Change Turn off Display after Time in Windows 10 Windows 10 Performance Maintenance Tutorials
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Display orientation has changed in Windows 10.

Hi,

I would like to inform you that this issue might arise due to the change in the orientation settings in Windows 10 Operating system. We will assist you to resolve the issue.

As an initial troubleshooting step, I suggest you to follow the below steps and check if that helps to resolve the issue.

• In the search box on the taskbar, type Display.
• Select Display settings from the list of results.
• Now choose an orientation to landscape and check if that helps.

Or you may try resizing the windows by pressing
CTRL + ALT + Up Arrow.

Hope the information helps. Please do let us know if you need further assistance. We will be glad to assist you.

Thank you.