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How to change when the screen turns off on Windows 11

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Updated 24 October 2026 · Checked October 2026

Device: Microsoft Cloud PC · Software: Windows 11 Enterprise 25H2 (build 26200.9457)

Publisher: Saadat Rafiq

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In this guide
  1. Open Power settings
  2. Find Turn my screen off after
  3. Pick a time
  4. If this does not work
  5. Good to know
  6. Sources
Quick answer

Open Settings, System, Power (Power & battery on laptops) and expand Screen, sleep, & hibernate timeouts. Choose a time under Turn my screen off after, or Never.

3 of 3 steps with real screenshots · 1 official source below

Device
Windows
Shown on
Windows 11 Enterprise 25H2 (build 26200.9457), Microsoft Cloud PC
App
Settings
Path
Settings › System › Power › Screen
Real screenshots
3 of 3 steps
Checked
October 2026
Sources
1 official, linked below

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  1. Windows screenshot: Open Power settings
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    Open Power settings

    Press Windows + I, click System, then Power, or Power & battery on a laptop. Click Screen, sleep, & hibernate timeouts.

  2. Windows screenshot: Find Turn my screen off after
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    Find Turn my screen off after

    Under the Plugged in heading, just above the row, Turn my screen off after shows the current time. Ours was Never.

  3. Windows screenshot: Pick a time
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    Pick a time

    Open the list and choose. 15 minutes is marked Recommended. We left ours unchanged.

If this does not work

  • The screen turns off sooner than before Microsoft says Windows defaults were lowered to save energy: a modern standby PC that is plugged in now turns the screen off after 5 minutes instead of 10. Set your own time here. Source: How to adjust power and sleep settings in Windows
  • The PC goes to sleep as well Microsoft says Make my device sleep after is a separate drop-down on the same page, with its own times for plugged in and on battery. Source: How to adjust power and sleep settings in Windows

About this guide

A screen that turns off too soon is annoying while reading; one that never turns off wastes energy. Windows recommends 15 minutes when plugged in.

Good to know

Laptops show a second column for On battery; set a shorter time there to save battery.

Physical PCs also show Make my device sleep after on the same page. Our Cloud PC has no sleep row.

In short: Settings, System, Power, Screen, sleep, & hibernate timeouts, Turn my screen off after.

Sources

Links checked in October 2026. Menus and features can change after software updates. These steps match the version named at the top.

📷 Camera Lab: the same 6 scenes photographed with 11 phones, side by side.

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