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Roy Zirillo 0 Reputation points
2026-06-12T17:29:16.4433333+00:00

My display goes off too soon want to increase on time

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  1. Sin-D 10,220 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
    2026-06-13T03:54:49.8233333+00:00

    Hi Roy Zirillo,

    I understand your display is turning off too quickly and you’d like to increase the time.

    Since Windows (7/8/XP…) is EOS since 20xx, you can try these workarounds instead. These versions are no longer supported, but the steps below should still work on most devices.

    Have you already tried the Q&A Assist suggestions? In addition, please try to increase screen timeout (Windows 7 / 8):

    1. Click “Start” > open “Control Panel”
    2. Go to “Hardware and Sound” > “Power Options”
    3. Click “Change plan settings” next to your selected power plan
    4. Next to “Turn off the display”, choose a longer time (for example, 10–30 minutes) or select “Never”
    5. Click “Save changes”

    If your PC is also going to sleep:

    1. In the same “Change plan settings” window
    2. Adjust “Put the computer to sleep” to a longer time or “Never”
    3. Click “Save changes”

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    2026-06-12T17:29:27.7133333+00:00

    To keep the screen on longer, increase the display timeout in Windows power settings.

    In Windows 11:

    1. Select Start > Settings > System > Power & battery.
    2. Select Screen, sleep, & hibernate timeouts.
    3. Under Turn my screen off after, choose longer times for both On battery and When plugged in, or set to Never if desired.

    If the screen turns off quickly only when the PC is locked (for example after pressing Windows+L), Windows uses a separate “locked screen” timeout. That can be changed with powercfg from an elevated Command Prompt:

    1. Open Command Prompt as administrator.
    2. Run (for plugged-in/AC power): 
         powercfg.exe /setacvalueindex SCHEME_CURRENT SUB_VIDEO VIDEOIDLE <seconds>
   powercfg.exe /setacvalueindex SCHEME_CURRENT SUB_VIDEO VIDEOCONLOCK <seconds>
   powercfg.exe /setactive SCHEME_CURRENT
      Replace <seconds> with the number of seconds to wait before the display turns off (for example, 1800 for 30 minutes).
    3. For battery (DC) power, use /setdcvalueindex instead of /setacvalueindex.

    This adjusts both the normal idle display timeout and the locked-screen display timeout.

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