I also looked at some other settings including the turn off display after setting in the display section which was configured for 5 minutes as i expected.
How to make screen not turn off windows 10. 2 ways to choose when to turn off display on windows 10. The display is set to turn off after 5 minutes of inactivity but it never does. Select the arrow next to human interface devices and then select hid compliant touch screen. There may be more than one listed select the action tab at the top of the window.
Under the screen section on the right side you can set windows 10 to automatically turn off display after 5 or 10 minutes of inactivity. This allows windows 10 to wake from sleep on timed events. Right click on the desktop personalize screensaver underneath the screensaver menu click on change power setting left click change plan settings under plugged in for. Go to your computer s control panel and search for the terms change what the power buttons do 2.
So far i have only verified that things are configured properly and my display was still not turning off at the specified time. Windows built in screen recording software is part of the xbox game bar. Choose time on the right. Choose power and sleep.
You can do this by clicking the drop down menu. Click on the result and set your pc to sleep each time you press the power button. Select disable device or enable device and then confirm. Press the windows logo key i to open the settings app then click system.
Choose when to turn off display in pc settings. Fortunately windows 10 comes with a simple solution preinstalled if you know where to look.