Disable Windows screen saver
To disable the screen saver:
Windows 8 / 10
- To open Control Panel, on your keyboard press the Windows key + R, then on the Run dialog type control and press return.
- In the 'Search control panel' box, type in screen saver and then select 'Turn screen saver on or off'
- Change the 'Screen saver' drop down box to '(None)' and then click on the 'Apply' button.
Disable the Windows power management monitor standby
Monitor standby is where Windows turns off your monitor as a power saving feature, which is useful for notebooks and netbook computers.
To disable monitor standby:
Windows 8 / 10
- To open Control Panel, on your keyboard press the Windows key + R, then on the Run dialog type control and press return.
- In the 'Search control panel' box, type in screen saver and then select 'Turn screen saver on or off'
- Click on the 'Change power settings...' button to open the 'Power Options' screen
- Look at the selected power 'Plan' and check on 'Change plan settings'
- Change both 'Turn off display' drop down boxes to 'Never'
- Change both 'Put the computer to sleep' drop down boxes to 'Never'
- Also change the 'Dim the display' boxes to 'Never' as well
- Click on the 'Save changes' button