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

I have an Acer SW5-012 running Win8.1 with Bing

I cannot get "screen off" while keeping my tablet running and not have it go straight to sleep, if i run the reg hack i can get the screen to turn off while my tablet keeps running, but i can no longer use sleep mode, and have to use hibernation which is an waste of time, as it takes as long to load as a full boot.

I have been using the reg hack since early January 2015 and spent many hours trying to get sleep and screen off to work independently, at least now this problem is getting some attention, when i started trying to find an resolution in January this problem was not known at all.

Having read the entire thread, Microsoft seems to be ignoring or just does not understand the depth of this problem and how irritating it is.

John.

They don't see it as a problem.  The requirements sent to the programmers, when the producers decided what they wanted to "order", was that it works like an iPhone. When you turn off the screen, it goes to sleep and just listens for incoming connections like email/facebook/messages/skype.  They call it "connected standby" and that's what the programmers delivered (exactly what they were ordered to create).  There won't be a "fix", because it's working to specification, exactly as intended.

You might want a feature-change, but that won't happen either because the product is finished, produced, boxed sold and on store shelves.  It's a done deal.  The 2012 model year edition is done and rolling off the factory line.  They will only pull developers off to work on Windows 8 if it's for a security or bug causing significant failures/data lose to their large business clients.

Now Windows 10 isn't be produced that way. They are continuing to ship update after update, and it will never be a completed/frozen product.  If you want to suggest a change, they even setup a feedback voting system so people can vote on what they want and the features with the most votes get the dedicated programmer time to build them.  So if you upgrade, you can suggest what you want.

I wonder if not being able to turn the display off while keeping the tablet running would would affect their Energy Star rating.

Has anybody tried a clean install to see if you get any new options.

Has anybody made a backup image of there tablet, my Aspire Switch 10 (SW5-012) using UEFI x86 not the normal UEFI x64 even though it has an 64bit processor, so getting imaging software to boot in UEFI x86 is not easy.

The free version of Macrium Reflect software works great so you can use that, I have never been able to get Acronis TI to boot, as it does not support the UEFI x86, But the New Acronis TI 2016 does, problem is when you boot the recovery dvd it does not detect my Tablets SSD drive or my 32gb microsd so it`s a waste of time.

John.

But why is then a "sleep mode" and "turn off screen", if the both do the SAME?

Don't need to turn off instant go feature by regedit.

And reg may not work because some of the Tablet product have this settings in their BIOS...can't change the settings.

Once the system booted, turn off screen will force them going to sleep and ignore your settings.

But here, I put a cmd script for this situation... I think it will help and if it is, please mark it helpful/solved my problem.

https://github.com/Incubator85653/windows-display-void-output

You can download the script here but read the README first!

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Incubator85653/windows-display-void-output/master/doSwitch.bat

DisplaySwitch.exe /external

timeout -t 5

TASKKILL /F /IM DisplaySwitch.exe

cmd

Be warn this be equal "Win + P" to second screen. Just like an old solution.

And you could try more "Win + P" to switch back main monitor.

BTW you should turn off any auto sleep in your powerplan while you're leaving your computer.

Yet a securely warn, this method require you not to lock your screen(Windows 10, Win+L).

So anyone who can touch your computer they can fully access your PC login account.

If it's not work or turn on monitor again in few seconds, use lower number in timeout

(timeout -t 3, etc)

The basic question is, in older system, such as Windows 8, you might be switch your screen to "second monitor" and keep it even it's not exist. Why someone wants do this? On mostly Tablet Device, TURN OFF monitor = sleep, that will make all working program paused.(That damn Instant Go or what...)

Switch to non-exist second screen could turn off main monitor, and system will think screen still working. So you can leave your Tablet and let it keep do something you want.

Someone told me that could use "Win + P" turn off the main monitor to save battery. In older system, it won't check second monitor status so could be keep in non-exist monitor. But Windows 10 resolved (How ironic.) the problem so we cannot switch and keep in non-exist monitor.(It will turn back main monitor after a few seconds automatically.)

My script use an idea that Kill Switcher 's task before it find second monitor does not exist. Unfortunately I spend 7 hours on this stupid things. Then it work , so enjoy it.

Can't turn off screen for long-time operating is a failed. What we need a Tablet? Low power consumption for long-time running is a good reason, right? Now thouse product can't turn off the monitor to save more battery.. funny.

Truly hope one day we don't need these extra to do what we want.