When it comes to everyday convenience, one of the most overlooked yet impactful features of Windows 11 is its screen timeout setting. Few things are more frustrating than coming back to your computer minutes after stepping out, only to find the screen already turned off, or on the other end...
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How can I put my current screen/monitor into sleep mode (e.g. after 2h) and NOT turn it off completely (after 2h) ?
When I go to Control Panel--Hardware and Sound ---Power Options and switch for example to my currently active "Balanced" plan then I have the choice:
what to do with...
I have a new Dell XPS L501 i5 with Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit. Each time I open the laptop, and start up, if I do not touch the keypad the screen goes to sleep after 3 minutes. Each day I alter the Power Saver option in Control Panel re "screen sleep after" to 30 minutes, and of course save...