Do you want to prevent your Windows 10/11 PC’s screen from going off automatically?
Your Windows 10/11 PC’s screen automatically turns off because of the power settings. With default settings, the PC’s screen goes off after a few minutes of idle time to save power.
If you are annoyed by this feature, you can configure your Windows 10/11 PC to stop turning off the screen.
You can either use the Settings app or Control Panel to stop Windows 10/11 from turning off the screen.
Method 1 of 2
Stop Windows 10/11 from automatically turning off the screen
Step 1: Open the Settings app. On a Windows 10 PC, go to System > Power & sleep page. And if you are on Windows 11, navigate to System > Power & battery page.
Step 2: On a Windows 10 PC, the right side of the page offers screen and sleep settings.
On a Windows 11 PC, scroll down the page to see the Power section. Here, click on Screen and sleep to see its settings.
Step 3: A total of four options will appear here:
1. On battery, turn off screen after
2. When plugged in, turn off screen after
3. On battery, put my device to sleep after
4. When plugged in, put my device to sleep after
NOTE: If your PC has no battery, you will see only two options (options 2 and 4).
Here, you need to select Never for all four options. When you select Never for all four options, your PC will neither go to sleep mode nor turn off the screen automatically.
The downside is that your Windows 10/11 PC will use more power as it runs all the time, even when idle.
Method 2 of 2
Stop Windows 10/11 from automatically turning off the screen
Step 1: Open the Control Panel using search.
Step 2: Change the View by to Small icons.
Step 3: Click Power Options.
Step 4: Here, in the left pane, click Choose when to turn off the display link.
Step 5: Finally, select Never from the drop-down menu next to Turn off the display and Put the computer to sleep. Note that you need to select Never for both On battery and Plugged in.
Click the Save changes button. That’s it! From now onwards, your Windows 10/11 computer will never turn off the screen automatically.
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