Windows 8.1 tablet, turn off screen while keeping tablet on?

Hey, I tried it and it works great.  Will have to check for performance hits, but actually it's pretty slick.  Thanks for sharing!  And all the Microsoft bashing - some of which I agree with - but I have to say that the surface Pro 3 has so much more to offer than any other PC/tablet that I'm willing to have a glitch like this once in a while.  Just my $.02 worth.

Time has passed.  The first time I did it, the screen went to black.  Now it goes to the lock screen and stays on.  When that finally times out, the music STOPS!!  Have you actually tried this solution to listening to music with the screen off?

Right-On Nick Colebourn!!!

Microsoft understands one thing, and one thing ONLY:  Sales volumes = PROFITABILITY!!!  Even then, there are "factions" inside of Microsoft who are able to continue to "sway" the better judgement of the leadership.  Such a shame.  Microsoft COULD be far more profitable IF they would only LISTEN to their users!

I've managed to fix this by selling my Windows tablet and buying an Android one instead. Works straight away out of the box.

Doubt I'll ever buy a Windows tablet again given the lack of official response to all these complaints.

I am not able to use the other one in this thread because it's too easy to turn it back on by touching the screen. At least, with the one I use, all I have to avoid is the Windows home capacitive logo. I carry mine around with the screen off, so need less screen sensitivity. Also, I like the other gestures, as well.

I am very thankful for all experiences which youve described, really. Sorry my experiences are little different. I have to admit that my earlier post was based only in theoretical level but Ive promised to try it. In a few moments ago I finished attempt with TMGS app. I have to say it is beautiful app with huge potential but on my Iconia W4-821 is not usable for turning screen off. The result is exactly equal as many small apps which are designed for turning display off. All these attempts are based on same base but use a different ways. This is work on sending very specific instruction to system with expectation to provide a task. There is not any strange thing. Strange is only banding TurnOffDisplay function with Sleep function. Ok. TMGS and others can turn off display but they can`t divide this two, in my opinion, key functions.

This isn`t right way. Sorry.

Very nice and simple attempt to turn off display is sending a screen to only second display. What a pity that Windows check connectivity and when discover that there isnt any other display than return back to previous status with warning message about impossibility to find second display. This one looked like real trick. Maybe in registry is possibility to turn off checking external devices but I cant do this.