Screen shuts downed time

shimon Kahloun 0 Reputation points
2026-10-29T15:36:34.5033333+00:00

How can I control the time before the screen shuts down

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Sleep and Power on, off
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  1. Emma1-N 14,925 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
    2026-10-30T03:45:29.32+00:00

    Welcome shimon Kahloun,

    Thanks for reaching out to Microsoft Q&A Forum. I understand you want to control how long your Windows 11 PC waits before the screen turns off.

    To narrow this down, could you confirm:

    • Does only the display go dark, or does the whole PC shut down or restart?
    • Does the screen turn off sooner than the time you chose, for example only when the PC is locked, or is the timeout option unavailable or greyed out?

    Please make sure you already tried the Q&A Assist steps. In addition, please try the following:

    1, Set the timeout with a command

    • Right-click Start and select Terminal (Admin).
    • Run powercfg /change monitor-timeout-ac 15 to set the plugged-in timeout. Replace 15 with the number of minutes you want, or use 0 for never.
    • Run powercfg /change monitor-timeout-dc 10 to set the timeout on battery.

    2, Change how long the screen stays on while locked (Windows turns off a locked screen after about 1 minute by default)

    • In Terminal (Admin), run powercfg -attributes SUB_VIDEO 8ec4b3a5-6868-48c2-be75-4f3044be88a7 -ATTRIB_HIDE
    • Open Power Options > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Display > Console lock display off timeout.
    • Set the number of minutes you want, then select Apply.

    3, Check the screen saver settings

    • Go to Settings > Personalization > Lock screen > Screen saver.
    • If Blank is selected, it can look like the screen has turned off. Change it to (None) or increase the Wait time, then select OK.

    4, Reset the power plan if your settings don't stay

    • Go to Power Options > Change plan settings and select Restore default settings for this plan.
    • Set your preferred display timeout again and restart the PC.

    Looking forward to your update.

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  2. AI answer

    2026-10-29T15:36:59.6266667+00:00

    Set the display timeout in Start > Settings > System > Power & battery > Screen, sleep, & hibernate timeouts.

    1. Open Start, then Settings.
    2. Select System > Power & battery.
    3. Expand Screen, sleep, & hibernate timeouts.
    4. Under Turn my screen off after, choose the desired time:
      • On battery power
      • When plugged in
    5. If the whole computer is going to sleep, also adjust Make my device sleep after. This is separate from turning off only the screen. ^1^

    If your PC turns off the display when you walk away, it may support Presence Sensing. On the same Power & battery page, open Screen and sleep, then disable Automatically turn off my screen when I leave or select More options to change its delay. ^2^

    References

    1. Power settings in Windows 11 | Microsoft Support
    2. Managing Presence Sensing settings in Windows 11 | Microsoft Support
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