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
    2018-01-31T23:03:08+00:00

    This answer is out of date.  There is no "screen saver" link in the personalize menu only a "screen lock" and that does not seem to affect how long it takes for the screen saver to come on when the computer is plugged in.

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-08-20T22:40:26+00:00

    I've done this and the computer still only waits 3 or 4 minutes to turn off/go into sleep mode. It's frustrating...

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-10-29T12:24:52+00:00

    I am using windows 10 and when I right click I do not get a menu to choose from as you described ?

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-01-19T12:15:06+00:00

    Thank you this worked perfectly.

    This was so irritating, of course I discovered, on following instructions it was on 1 minute! No wonder.

    CB-POPS

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