My laptop times out too quickly and goes into screen saver mode.

Anonymous
2011-05-15T19:50:33+00:00

How do I change my time -out screen saver control. It seems like one minute and then the screen goes black, then screen saver pictures begin. It's very controling and irritating. Usually if I press a button on the keyboard it will come back, but not always. Please advise.

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Anonymous
2011-05-16T13:44:16+00:00

Hi

1.       Was it working fine earlier, if yes then do remember making changes to your computer recently?

Follow these steps to change the settings for screensaver timeout:

a.       Right-click on your desktop and select "Personalize" from the menu that appears.

b.      Click on "Screen Saver" in the Personalization menu.

c.       Use the up and down arrow keys beside the "Wait" box to select the number of minutes you want the computer to wait before it activates the screensaver. You can also type the number of minutes directly into the box.

d.      Click "OK" to finalize your settings.

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-08-21T00:51:55+00:00

    When I followed these directions, there was no "screen saver" option on my windows 10.  Problem not solved.

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-08-12T08:02:08+00:00

    Find the clock on the task bar, right click >select "Show the Desktop" >find any clear space on the Desktop and right click there to begin instruction "(a)". HTH

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-08-12T05:14:40+00:00

    How do I change my time -out screen saver control. It seems like one minute and then the screen goes black, then screen saver pictures begin. It's very controlling and irritating. When I press a button on the keyboard it will come back. I was going to follow your instructions above but I'm unsure how to do step "a". Where do I go to so that I can right-click on my desktop? I don't know where at on my desktop I should right-click.

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