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Why is there a black screen when I turn off my TV?

Why is there a black screen when I turn off my TV?

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gavinom123
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06-12-2026, 12:08 PM
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Hello, I've been having trouble where my monitors just won't turn back on after they go off. For instance, 15 minutes after I stop using my computer, if I move my mouse nothing happens to wake them up. Even worse, both of my screens show no picture at all. When I try Win + Ctrl + Shift + B, it only makes one beep sound. This is on Windows 11 version 22h2 (22621). I've already updated my graphics drivers from Nvidia and this problem has been going on since early September. I don't know if any specific settings are causing this issue. My power plan has USB selective suspend turned off. To make it work, I have to restart my PC and that solves the problem for now until I try not using it again.
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gavinom123
06-12-2026, 12:08 PM #1

Hello, I've been having trouble where my monitors just won't turn back on after they go off. For instance, 15 minutes after I stop using my computer, if I move my mouse nothing happens to wake them up. Even worse, both of my screens show no picture at all. When I try Win + Ctrl + Shift + B, it only makes one beep sound. This is on Windows 11 version 22h2 (22621). I've already updated my graphics drivers from Nvidia and this problem has been going on since early September. I don't know if any specific settings are causing this issue. My power plan has USB selective suspend turned off. To make it work, I have to restart my PC and that solves the problem for now until I try not using it again.

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Falcon_Pilot
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06-12-2026, 12:58 PM
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You can access PC Settings, then find the System section, click on Power & sleep, and scroll down to Screen. From there, you'll see a setting called When plugged in, turn off after. Change it to 4 hours or pick Never if that's what you want.
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Falcon_Pilot
06-12-2026, 12:58 PM #2

You can access PC Settings, then find the System section, click on Power & sleep, and scroll down to Screen. From there, you'll see a setting called When plugged in, turn off after. Change it to 4 hours or pick Never if that's what you want.