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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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Hi all,
My issue has been resolved, Asus have provided a bios update via their Asus LiveUpdate.
My screen will now turn off when I close the lid on my transformer and my music still plays!
It seems that this was a bios issue but still something that device manufacturers and Microsoft need to collaborate with to provide a solution for other devices that have the same issue.
Thanks to all for your help,
Regards,
Shaun
I could only find BIOS 313 update which release in august, so it is not a fairly a new update, and I couldn't run spotify when screen is off with bios 313.
Could you express more how did you manage it?
P.S. I am talking about ASUS T100ta
Microsoft: You are NOT listening!!! The questions asked have to do with a Tablet (a touch screen PC), not a desktop or a standard laptop.
In Win/8 (and 8.1), you have changed the Power Options in the Control Panel significantly, with total disregard to the user community needs, and for no apparent logical reason. The Control Panel/Power Options in Win/7 were quite different, and were logical.
In Win/7, you had these options:
Dim the display
Turn off the display
Put the computer to sleep
Adjust plan brightness
In Win/8 (8.1), you have these options:
Put the computer to sleep
Adjust plan brightness
"Sleep" and "Turn off the diplay" are NOT independent options. Opening/using/changing the so-called "Advanced power settings" does NOT allow the user to specify independent Sleep and Display turn-off after options. They are tied together, as changing one changes both.
Like the users asking for your help, I need to keep my Tablet style PC "Awake", but also turn off the display after xx minutes. I can't, and for no logical, reasonable, meaningful reason. Please help!!!
Very smart solution.
Thank you for helping me out of this problem :)
I love how the support guy doesn't even understand the issue and never addresses the problem. A year later and there is still no fix for this problem. How can Microsoft expect to hold its share of the market with support like this? Open source will be the death of you, Microsoft. I can't wait.
