By default, Windows xi PCs go into a sleep mode after a certain catamenia of time. If yous'd like to adjust your PC's sleep delay (or plough it off completely), it'due south like shooting fish in a barrel to practice in Settings. Here's how.

Sleeping vs. Turning Off Your Screen

In Windows xi, sleeping and turning off your screen are two different (but related) things. If you put your PC to sleep, it goes into a depression-power fashion that temporarily shuts off sure parts of the hardware to save power. While asleep, your PC's screen will turn off every bit well.

In Windows eleven, you also have the option to plow off your PC's screen only keep your PC awake in the background. That means you'll relieve some power typically used by the screen (or extend the screen's lifespan), only your PC will yet be able to perform background tasks when necessary.

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How to Arrange Your PC'south Sleep Delay in Settings

To change how long it takes for your PC to become sleep, first launch Settings by pressing Windows+i on your keyboard. Or right-click the Start push button and select "Settings" in the menu that appears.

In Windows 11, right-click the Start button and select "Settings."

In Settings, click "System" in the sidebar, then select "Power & Battery."

Click "System" in the sidebar, then select "Power & Battery."

In Ability and Battery options, if the "Screen and Sleep" section is airtight, expand it with a click. The menu will reveal several options. If you have a battery-powered portable PC or tablet, you'll run into four of them. If yous have a desktop PC, you lot'll encounter just 2 options.

Expand the "Screen and Sleep" section.

To accommodate how long information technology takes for your portable PC to go to slumber, click the drib-down menu beside "On battery ability, put my device to sleep after" and select a fourth dimension period, such equally "xv minutes." You can also choose "Never" to turn off sleep completely when running on battery power.

Likewise, to change the sleep delay when your PC is plugged in, use the drop-downward carte labeled "When plugged in, put my device to sleep afterward" and choose a time. If you never want your PC to go to sleep, cull "Never."

Using the drop-down menus, choose a time for when you want your Windows 11 PC to go to sleep.

But to a higher place the sleep options on the same Settings page, you can use the "turn my screen off later" options to select a fourth dimension delay for when your screen volition turn off, independent of going to sleep.

Using the drop-down menus, choose a time for when you want your Windows 11 PC to turn off its screen.

Afterwards that, shut Settings. Your changes take already been saved. If you selected a specific time for whatever of the options, your PC will either turn off its screen or go to sleep after that time period. Pleasant dreams!

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