Windows 10 1809 screen turns off after 5 minutes regardless of power settings

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  • Windows 10 1809
  • Desktop computer

Settings > Power & sleep > Screen > When plugged in, turn off after > 15 minutes
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Control Panel > Power options > Edit Plan Settings > Turn off the display > 15 minutes
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Control Panel > Power options > Edit Plan Settings > Change advanced power setting > Display > Turn off display after > 15 minutes

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Despite all these settings set to turn off the screen after 15 minutes my screen turns off after 5 minutes.

Where else is there to change screen time out settings to have the screen turn off after user desired interval?

Best Answer

My screen saver was set to none and Wait was set to 5 minutes so it was actually screen saver that was kicking in. The same effect would be if the screen saver was set to "Blank".

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