How to Automatically Switch Off the Monitor after Specified Time of Non-usage?
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I wrote in my last post, that lets turn off the monitors and save energy when the computer is not running from this Earth Hour. It saves a lot of energy, you may read here on how much energy is consumed by a monitor if its left running for 1 whole year.
So how to switch off the monitor after specified time of non-usage automatically?
I know many like to use Screen Savers but the truth is its going to consume energy as well, so change the settings today and make sure you turn off the monitors if you are not using it.
To change the settings,
Go to Control Panel -> System and Maintenance -> Power Options.
Click Change Plan Settings and adjust the time under Turn Off the display.
This helps a lot too if you are running your laptop without power cable as it improves battery life.
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hey very good info. I use local cooling, it is also a very useful tool. I saved around 8 Kilowats in 3 days.
For me this is enabled by default and time is 5 min.
It saves the display too…if you are doing this your display monitor’s life will also be longer.
@Shashank, Yeah it definetly improves monitor’s life…
Good morning,
My OS is Win XP Pro.
I used to have this option enabled and somehow it has been and I could not find any solution re-able it.
Can you help please
Thank you
Good morning,
My OS is Win XP Pro.
I used to have this option enabled and somehow it has been disabled and I could not find any solution re-able it.
Can you help please
Thank you
A Relative utility named Turn Off Monitor which does the same job & can be used anytime to switch off monitor instead of waiting for power management settings to kick in & do the job.
this is ALL NICE BUT not pragmatic enough for me. DOES SOMEONE KNOW A WAY TO HAVE A SHORCUT TO SWITCH OFF THE MONITOR ON DEMAND?
“this is ALL NICE BUT not pragmatic enough for me. DOES SOMEONE KNOW A WAY TO HAVE A SHORCUT TO SWITCH OFF THE MONITOR ON DEMAND?”
Yes – not too complicated
First of all ensure that you have access to the PC
Now here is the complicated bit – look at your monitor (LCD/VDU) and search for the “POWER” button – press it once. Power saving on demand completed.
To restore back to normal – press it again.
Do you know a monitor in standby – that is not powered down can use up to 15watts of power – if you have 300 PCs in an office and all monitors are on “standby” over night – the cost per year is around £3000!
“this is ALL NICE BUT not pragmatic enough for me. DOES SOMEONE KNOW A WAY TO HAVE A SHORCUT TO SWITCH OFF THE MONITOR ON DEMAND?”
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Turn Off Monitor Utility from rtsoftwares can do the job