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Discussions about turning off a monitor in Windows often involve issues where the display turns back on shortly after being set to turn off. Common causes include outdated or incompatible graphics drivers, especially on Windows 7 systems with NVIDIA GeForce GPUs. Users have tried various driver versions and power plan resets without success. Troubleshooting steps typically focus on updating drivers, checking for background activity that wakes the display, and adjusting advanced power settings. The tag covers user experiences and solutions for configuring monitor power-off behavior in Windows.
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    Windows 7 Troubles turning off display win7 RC

    Hi! I am running on my notebook Windows 7 RC 64bit ( build7100). I had a problem, which actually occured in all Win7 builds I tried ( build 7048, 7057, 7068, 7077). In Power Options I activated the option "Turn off Display" for 5 minutes. Well the display turns off indeed, but after 2-3...
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    • Forum: Windows Graphics and Gaming
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