Win7 not letting display go to sleep


  1. tookie
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    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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    Win7 not letting display go to sleep


    hi everyone, my problem is as stated in the title.. my display doesn't go to sleep, even after setting it at 1 minute. are there any applications that can tell me what is staying active, thus preventing display sleeping?

    thanks!

    system specs
    OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    CPU Intel i5 750
    Motherboard Gigabyte P55A-UD3P
    Memory OCZ Obsidian PC12800 2x2GB
    Graphics Card(s) XFX 285 GTX
    Monitor(s) Displays Philips 170C
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  3. richc46
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    Windows 10, Home Clean Install
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    Welcome
    It may be the nic card (internet) disconnect from the internet see if problem remains.
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  4. tookie
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    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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    ok! i've found the cause of the problem. it's the audio.
    1) when my firefox isn't on, radio wasn't streaming, monitor can go to sleep
    2) firefox on, radio stream, monitor can't go to sleep
    3) firefox on, turn off radio, monitor can go to sleep

    will try with music player next. thanks for the help!

    edit: itunes allows display to sleep. browsers prevent windows from letting display going to sleep??? tried with firefox and chrome. they don't let the display sleep when they are streaming audio.
    any idea how i can prevent this from happening?
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  6. wysiwyg
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    Vista Ultimate 32 bit, Win 7 Pro 32 bit, Win 7 Pro 64 bit
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    Try IE8 its fully compatible.
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