Leaving your computer on can waste money and energy. Use these steps to get Windows and Mac devices to automatically turn off and start up on a schedule.

To turn off the screen while keeping the PC running, use keyboard shortcut, adjust the power settings, change closing the lid settings or use free tools.

If your Windows 11/10 computer screen is not turning off automatically after the specified time, then you need to change these settings.

If you like to see the images and apps status on the Lock screen, but the display goes black in about a minute, then use this guide to change the Lock screen timeout setting on Windows 10.