Do you know that you save money and power when you turn off the monitor ? Keeping the monitor on during period of inactivity results in increased bills. This tute explains how to turn off the monitor automatically after a certain period of inactivity, thereby saving money and power.
Turn off Monitor
- Click Start, select Control Panel and then click on Performance and Maintenance.
- Now click on Power options
- Power options properties window opens
- Under the power schemes tab, locate the drop down beside “Turn off monitor”
- Select the time after which you want your monitor to be turned off automatically. (after 10min works fine)
- Click Apply and then OK
That’s it, you’ve saved some money and power too…
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Turn Off Monitor: Save Power,
subash chndra
Jun 17. 2011
thats cool..i would prefer powering off the monitor rather then using screensaver,..thanks for the tip
TechCrates
Jun 17. 2011
You’re welcome…. 🙂 Even I prefer the same
Ifham khan
Jun 20. 2011
Its really helpful if you save electricity by powering off monitor. Nice post salman thanks for sharing
TechCrates
Jun 20. 2011
You’re welcome and thanks for stopping by my blog 🙂
Gautam Doddamani
Jun 22. 2011
thats is a great tutorial. i have switched it to 10 minutes as you said…thanx for sharing! 🙂
TechCrates
Jun 22. 2011
You’re welcome and thanks for stopping by my blog :-)..
TechGopal
Jun 22. 2011
really nice message every techie person should follow it ….
save energy save planet….
TechCrates
Jun 23. 2011
Yep truly … 🙂
Felicia
Jun 23. 2011
I only have a desktop which I assembled to form my gaming rig on a budget. Although I often turn my monitor off manually, this tip of yours is useful when you accidentally leave your station for and forgot to turn off your monitor.
TechCrates
Jun 23. 2011
Good to know that you found it useful….Anyways thanks for stopping by my blog 🙂
adnan
Jul 08. 2011
I always apply this and it does help save energy..
TechCrates
Jul 08. 2011
Good to know that … Adnan 🙂
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