{"id":203856,"date":"2021-03-16T14:23:49","date_gmt":"2021-03-16T11:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-choose-when-windows-10-turns-off-your-screen\/"},"modified":"2021-03-16T14:23:49","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T11:23:49","slug":"how-to-choose-when-windows-10-turns-off-your-screen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-choose-when-windows-10-turns-off-your-screen\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Choose When Windows 10 Turns off Your Screen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;#How to Choose When Windows 10 Turns off Your Screen&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-714633 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/windows-logo.png\" alt=\"Windows 10 logo\" width=\"650\" height=\"300\" data-credittext=\"Microsoft\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">Microsoft<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Leaving your computer screen on for extended periods of time wastes power\u2014and, on a laptop, battery life. Thankfully, Windows 10 makes it super easy to decide how long the screen should stay on.<\/p>\n<p>Windows 10 lets you decide how long the screen will stay on when the PC is plugged in and when it\u2019s running off the battery. Of course, if you\u2019re using a desktop PC, you won\u2019t see the option for battery power.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Stop Windows 10 From Turning Off Your Screen<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>First, click the Start Menu and select the gear icon to open the Settings. (You can also open the Settings window by pressing Windows+i on your keyboard.)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-714651\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2021-02-19_16-41-45.jpg\" alt=\"click the start menu and select settings\" width=\"649\" height=\"272\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Next, select \u201cSystem\u201d from the Settings window.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-714652\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2021-02-19_16-43-59.jpg\" alt=\"select system\" width=\"599\" height=\"308\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Select \u201cPower &amp; Sleep\u201d from the sidebar.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-714653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2021-02-19_16-44-40.jpg\" alt=\"select power and sleep\" width=\"522\" height=\"196\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re using a desktop, you\u2019ll see one drop-down for \u201cWhen Plugged In\u201d under both \u201cScreen\u201d and \u201cSleep,\u201d while if you\u2019re using a laptop or tablet, you\u2019ll see a second drop-down for \u201cOn Battery Power.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To control when the screen turns off, select a drop-down under \u201cScreen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-714655\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-2.png\" alt=\"select a drop down under screen\" width=\"650\" height=\"325\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Now, select one of the time lengths to decide how long the screen will stay on.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-714918\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-3a.png\" alt=\"choose a time length\" width=\"649\" height=\"338\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Do this for both \u201cOn Battery Power\u201d and \u201cWhen Plugged In\u201d if you have them. That\u2019s all there is to it.<\/p>\n<p>Keep in mind that the screen turning off is not the same as \u201cSleep.\u201d The PC is still on even when the screen is off, so make sure to customize the Sleep settings, too.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Choose How Long Your Windows 10 PC Waits Before Sleeping<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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