How do I get my laptop screen to turn off?

[patstar5]

How do I get my laptop screen to turn off!!!

I simply want my screen to stay off on my dell venue 11 pro while everything else remains on. I do not want it to go to sleep.
On my mac it it so simple, I just run caffeine and hold down the brightness key until screen is off!
I have been searching for the last 2 hours on how to do this on window's and I can't find anything!
Stupid Microsoft! What were you thinking! I am about to throw my tablet out the window!
Well I am shutting the lid and going to sleep, I will be getting anther Mac when I goto college because Microsoft can't figure this out.

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[Laura Knotek]

re:

Control Panel>Power Options>Choose when to turn off the display


I have an ASUS laptop, but it works the same for all Windows 8.1 laptops.

 

[berty6294]

Re: How do I get my laptop screen to turn off!!!

What Laura said is best. Another option, if you need it to turn off instantly, you can open the charms bar, press Devices > Project > Second Screen > Second Screen Only. Your display will turn off until you touch the display whether you have another screen plugged in or not.

 

[patstar5]

Re: How do I get my laptop screen to turn off!!!

When I do the second screen option it saids it turns back on because I don't have second screen connected.
As for the power options, if I do that, will it just turn screen off and not put to sleep?
Well apparently my computer was still running even with lid close, office finished downloading and installing.
I didn't think dell venue 11 pro supported connected standby?

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[berty6294]

Re: How do I get my laptop screen to turn off!!!

When I do the second screen option it saids it turns back on because I don't have second screen connected.
As for the power options, if I do that, will it just turn screen off and not put to sleep?
Well apparently my computer was still running even with lid close, office finished downloading and installing.
I didn't think dell venue 11 pro supported connected standby?

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A lot of the tablets don't have the option to turn screen off but stay on. I'm on the 8 inch Insignia Windows 8 Tablet and I dont have the option.



And weird that the project option does that to you. Again on my 8 inch Windows 8 tablet that doesn't happen.

 

[Marquis de Faux]

That Caffeine software you mentioned for Mac is available for Windows as well, you know...
Caffeine

 

[patstar5]

That Caffeine software you mentioned for Mac is available for Windows as well, you know...
Caffeine

Yes I have it on my dell and MacBook.

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