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

Anonymous
2014-02-17T04:44:09+00:00

just got a new windows 8.1 tablet ( omni 10 if you need to know for some reason ) and i keep finding myself wanting to turn off my screen while keeping the tablet from turning off or sleeping. i usually us my tablet to download OS updates for my android phone, or other large files, but whenever i push the power button the tablet goes into "sleep" mode and stops downloading everything. the only solution i can find is to keep the screen on, but id rather not do that to keep it from killing the battery faster that it needs to. also cant find anything in the power options about screen power off timer... only sleep timer :/

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-07-09T19:36:49+00:00

    Have you tried the TouchMe Gesture Studio App, yet, svorenp?

    Thank you for tip, but Im afraid that impossibility to reach to the correct behaviour of power management is not software problem. Tablets offer limited options of settings because of hardware specification. There no chance change it because this power settings depend on firmware of device and we cant change it. All attempts collapsed. I think that Microsoft doesn`t want to solve this problem and maybe we need to wait for Windows10. It is very sad and frustrating especially if we realize how many programmers works in Microsoft.

    So-so I will try it.

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-07-09T18:06:05+00:00

    svorenp:  

    YES, you are absolutely RIGHT about Microsoft's unwillingness to LISTEN to their USERS!!!  They don't care.  They want to FORCE the entire Tile UI (of Win/8) down everyone's throats, regardless of the backlash and negative reviews.  Their implementation of the new Power Platform Role is also OUTRAGEOUS, and totally unjustified.

    However, I believe we all are now beginning to understand the POWER of HUGE Corporations (like Microsoft) on our daily lives.

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-07-09T15:30:58+00:00

    Have you tried the TouchMe Gesture Studio App, yet, svorenp?

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-07-09T14:24:15+00:00

    Hi,

    your solution is almost perfect. But not perfect. Is there any chance to add or change a funcionality of POWER button back to set tablet into Sleep mode instead curent mode which is Hybernation?

    I think it could be very usefull because your registry modification change a tablet to laptop. I would like to enjoy a possibilities which offer a life with tablet (instant start, checking mail boxes when it sleep etc.)

    Thx

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  5. Anonymous
    2015-07-09T13:43:07+00:00

    This is the only right answer and reveal a naked truth about possibilities in power management and settings. I am fan of Windows 8.1 and really like it but I do not understand why Microsoft does not want hear a voices from users. Why all fixes takes soooo long. I understand that market with Microsoft based devices is not as huge as Microsoft want but their goal must be offer a products without childrens deseases. We live in 2015 not in 1985. The is not any space for mistakes cos rivals are too hard and market is nearly full. Wake up Microsoft! If you can not hire the best programmer just try to clean your ears and listen to voice of yours paying customers.

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