Solved How do i change monitor inactive time

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hi all

i have a alien ware m18x laptop.

just wondered if anyone knows or has the same laptop as me on how to make the monitor inactive stay on longer as it seems to go blank after 1min if not in use.

also does anyone know any good tricks for my laptop and also are there any good things you can do on windows 7 ?

hope you can help

thanx
matt
 

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Hello Matt, and welcome to Seven Forums.

In your power plan settings, you'll have a Turn off the display option like below that you can set for how many idle minutes before it turns off your screen while on battery and plugged in. :)

6144d1237480436-power-plan-settings-change-basic_settings_battery.jpg


Hope this helps,
Shawn
 

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My Computer My Computer

At a glance

windows 7 64Intel Core i7 2670QM @2.20GHzDDR3 8192 MBytesGeForce GTX 560M
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Alienware / M18XR1 CPU1
OS
windows 7 64
CPU
Intel Core i7 2670QM @2.20GHz
Motherboard
Alienware M18xR1
Memory
DDR3 8192 MBytes
Graphics Card(s)
GeForce GTX 560M
Sound Card
IDT High Def Audio CODEC
Monitor(s) Displays
Generic PnP Monitor
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080 @60Hz
Hard Drives
699GB Seagate ST9750420AS

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

64-bit Windows 11 Pro for WorkstationsIntel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600...ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self built custom
OS
64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
CPU
Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory
64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
PSU
Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 4
Internet Speed
2 Gb/s Download and 100 Mb/s Upload
Antivirus
Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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