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Turn off laptop display without putting it to sleep
I tried the suggestions on Turn off display in Windows on command and they aren't suitable.
The Screensaver method only blanks the display without turning it off. Maybe that would work for OLED users.
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Monitors swapping and windows moving on PC wakeup
I just got a new monitor and set it up without issue accept for when the computer sleeps, the tabs get shuffled and the pc seems to mix up which monitor is which. The old monitors are the exact same ...
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Windows 10: Only wake display with keyboard after PC power button press
I recently got a set of new monitors for my PC and it's a bit awkward to turn them off when I'm done with my PC for the day, and my screensaver/auto sleep doesn't always come on, due to background ...
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A shortcut to turn off the display, sleep monitor
I need a shortcut to turn off my monitor (not put my computer to sleep) that doesn't require downloading a third party application.
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How can I disable screen staying off while I wakes up the PC from sleep
Usually, When I wakes up the PC from sleep, I need to press any key two times, once to wake up the PC and then once more to wake up the monitor. Over time, that's bothering me. I hope there is a ...
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OSX Monterey: windows don't stay on second screen after sleep
I noticed that after installing Monterey (v12.4, MacBookPro M1 2020) many app windows (such as Safari) would be relocated from the secondary display monitor to the main MacBook display, after the ...
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Application windows on HDMI connected second monitor reposition to primary monitor after sleep / lock
There are quite a few posts here about this issue, but almost all of them relate to monitors connected via Display Port. Many of them are suffering from the Rapid Hot Plug Detect that Microsoft was ...
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Windows 10 has black screen upon waking from sleep
This doesn't happen every time but happens enough to be annoying.
Sometimes when I move my mouse to wake my PC from sleep, I can hear that it woke, but the monitor stays completely black.
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Monitor won't wake from sleep over HDMI 2.0
I use two monitors. One is connected by DisplayPort (DP) and one by HDMI. The DP one always wakes from its low power state. If Windows turned off the display due to inactivity, I wake it by moving the ...
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Is it bad to leave a laptop screen on with the same image for long periods of time
I need to leave my laptop on for around 8 hours so I can control it with TeamViewer when needed. It would not be in any kind of sleep mode, like if I sat there moving the mouse around every 3 seconds ...
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After period of idling, computer sometimes becomes inoperable (but still on)
I'm running Windows 10 on an Asus UX430UAR.
There are two power-related bugs I've run into on this machine.
When I shut the lid with the intent of putting it to sleep, I eventually noticed that it ...
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Monitor goes black on onHover events after waking from hibernate
I'm experiencing a very weird phenomenon:
After waking from hibernate, built-in laptop screen goes black whenever the mouse cursor hovers over a visual element on the screen. It only happens on the ...
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Windows 10 constantly wakes from screen standby
I have a new install of Windows 10, with all the updates it needs, on a desktop computer. The computer is always on but the screens are set to sleep after 3 minutes.
The screens do go to standby, but ...
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Monitor enters sleep mode much earlier than set in any settings or power settings. On resume resolution is extremely low and windows are repositioned
Two-folded problem, first: My monitor enters sleepmode much much earlier than any settings. Like in between 1-5 minutes time.
Both power options in the traditional control panel, the new one in Win10 ...
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Windows 10 Display Won't Sleep/Turn Off (Tried Everything!)
There are many posts about the display not sleeping when idle. It will not turn off after inactivity, neither from the desktop, nor from the lock screen. I've tried everything!? This is on a PC (not ...
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