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    Fix display that times out after 1 minute. What do?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Krane, Jul 2, 2014.

  1. Krane

    Krane Notebook Prophet

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    About 4 days ago my screen began going out after 1 minute. If I inadvertently changed something I don't know what it is.

    There's been no new updates or install that would alter it. I already tried Choose when display turns off and its still set to 10 minutes.

    I can always just tap the space key, but its annoying to have to keep doing that when I'm reading. How do I return this to default?
     
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  2. Pirx

    Pirx Notebook Virtuoso

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    What OS? What hardware? Is it the M6700? Or your M3800? Obvious candidates are Power Options in the Control Panel, and Screen Saver in Personalization, but I assume you checked those two. Some OEMs have additional helpful [cough] little utilities installed that can do stuff like that, too. Another (unusual) place to check would be in options for your graphics card.
     
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    Thanks for the direction: Right click on the screen in W 8.1. Personalization > screen saver > blank -- Wait 1 minute. When I saw 1 minute, I recognized the connection. I changed it back to " none." :)
     
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