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    Blank screen for windows 7

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by secoo140, Mar 5, 2012.

  1. secoo140

    secoo140 Newbie

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    is there any key combo for blank screen.
    for instance, i'll be away for a while, i want to press win + k to turn of monitor, and when i return, just one click to mouse, its open again?

    im sick of closing my monitor every time.
     
    secoo140, Mar 5, 2012
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    tijo Sacred Blame

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    I'm not certain if there is a dedicated shortcut in windows 7. For a lot of laptops, there is a fn + F key combo that does just that and you can also set windows to turn off the display after a set amount of time. This is what i did, after 15 mins afk, my display will turn off by itself, you can set it to something lower if you prefer.
     
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    secoo140 Newbie

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    i know, if that was a laptop, i'll have that fn combination. but there should be a way to se these options in desktop too.
     
    secoo140, Mar 31, 2012
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    gerryf19 I am the walrus

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    Windows Key + L
     
    gerryf19, Apr 1, 2012
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