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Will not "turn off display after"
For quite some time now, and after several fresh reinstalls of Windows (yes from a USB and deleting partitions), my Windows will never turn off the display. I am at my wits end with this right now.
I have been in IT for 20 years and know my way around Windows. I have searched forums, chatting with AI. Nothing.
In my power plan settings I have "Turn off the display" set to one minute. When I lock my computer I have waited up to five minutes and the display stays on.
In PowerShell "powercfg /requests" shows "None" for everything but obviously I cannot run that after I lock it. I have closed almost every software that normally runs. I have unplugged everything I can from the computer. I have tried a different monitor.
No matter what I do it will not turn off the display after I lock it.
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- PhoenixAdlerIron Contributor
Certain applications (browsers, video players) or overlay software (GPU monitoring, screen recording) can hold the display awake.