How to stop Windows 11 from turning off your computer screen

If your PC screen keeps shutting down after just a few minutes of inactivity, you don’t have to keep constantly moving your mouse or tapping your keyboard just to wake it back up. Windows provides simple, built-in controls to customize exactly how your monitor behaves when you step away from your desk. This step-by-step tutorial will show you how to stop Windows 11 from turning off your computer screen automatically. Whether you are using a laptop on battery power or a desktop setup, follow along to easily adjust your display timeout limits.

How to change screen timeout settings in Windows 11

  1. Right-click on the Windows start menu button.
  2. Click Settings.
    Open Windows 11 settings
  3. Click System in the left menu.
    Open Windows 11 system settings
  4. Click Power & battery on the right side.
    Open Windows 11 Power and battery settings
  5. Click Screen, sleep, & hibernate timeouts.
    Open Windows 11 Screen, sleep, and hibernate timeouts settings
  6. Ensure that Never is selected for all options.
    How to stop Windows 11 from turning off your screen automatically
  7. Close settings.

Windows 11 will no longer turn off your computer screen automatically.

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