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Mac Mini has static screen when wake from sleep

Intermittently, about once a day, when waking my Mac Mini M2 from sleep, I'll get this screen instead of the lock screen: Is there anything I can do to fix this? Turning the monitor off and on again ...
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Artifacts on external display connected via USB-C hub after sleep (+ few other problems)

I wanted to have a setup where I would connect all the devices to a single USB-C hub and then switch between 3 different computers (ASUS Zenbook, Macbook and a stationary PC) just by simply switching ...
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External HDMI monitor needs mouse move to wake up

A Lenovo ThinkVision monitor connected via HDMI to a Toshiba Satellite R830 laptop (Windows 7) after waking the laptop from sleep does not display anything until the mouse is moved. The internal ...
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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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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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windows 10 wakes up from power save mode after monitor goes into sleep mode

I set windows 10 to go into power save mode after 10 minutes and I have the 223s7 philips monitor plugged with HDMI. after 10 min windows send a sleep signal to the monitor and they both go into power ...
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Windows 10 - Windows won't wake from Sleep S3 if connected through HDMI to the TV

I have a new PC with Windows 10 which I would like to be connected with HDMI to the TV. But if so, the screen does not wakeup after Sleep, I have to turn the PC off with the Power button and turn it ...
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Sometimes when I turn on my computer, all I get is static on the screen

I connect my computer to my TV via HDMI. When I wake up the computer (I usually only put it to sleep), and the input is already on the PC input, all is well. However, if the input is on ANY OTHER ...
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Manage computer state with HDMI connection

I have a windows 7 machine with this motherboard and this tv that I would like to convert into a media center. I do not want the system running 100% of the time (trying to keep costs down) so I'm ...
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Windows 8.1: HDMI switches of after 20 min, where to prevent?

All, I've got an HDMI cable connected to my amplifier for sound/video. After updating Windows 8 to 8.1 my audio system automatically switches to my PC speakers. When touching my PC again it comes ...
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How to put Windows to sleep when monitor (HDMI) is turned off?

I have a HTPC (Intel NUC) connected to TV via HDMI. Is it possible to put Windows to sleep when the TV is turned off? It seems that Windows does have built-in detection for when monitor is turned ...
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wake laptop over hdmi from tv?

I have XBMC setup on my laptop, which is connected to my tv via an HDMI cable. On the laptop I am running ubuntu 13.10. Would it be possible to have my laptop sleep and wake depending on whether the ...
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Possible to selectively blacken out individual monitors?

Is there a way to somehow selectively "blank" or blacken an individual monitor while it's on through some type of "topical" solution? I have three monitors, and sometimes I want to view solely on ...
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How to prevent Vista from entering Sleep mode when certain conditions exist?

Mainly, I would like to prevent my laptop from entering Sleep mode when I am playing music or streaming video. This is on my laptop, so another option that would work would be to prevent sleep mode ...
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