The use of laptops is increasing more and more since there are many users who prefer to choose a computer that they can easily carry from one place to another, although sometimes it is necessary to sacrifice some power.
Unlike desktop computers, laptops have an integrated screen, so it does not have any type of button that allows us to turn off the monitor while it works. This can be a handicap in case we do not have it connected to the network since the battery consumption skyrockets as the screen is one of the most energy consuming components. Therefore, today we show you how to turn off the laptop screen while it is still running.
By default, Windows incorporates a sleep and hibernation mode where it temporarily stops the entire system by turning off the screen. To do this we just have to go to “Settings” , click on “Start / stop and suspend” . From here we can configure the screen so that when we use the battery or it is plugged in, it disconnects after a while. We can also suspend the equipment both while using the battery and when it is connected, so that it activates after a period of time of inactivity.
Turn off your laptop screen with these simple applications
But there are times that what we want is to be able to turn off the screen while the equipment continues to work normally, as quickly as possible. There may be occasions, when, for example, we listen to music or the radio from our laptop, when we do not see it necessary that the screen is on. At other times, we might like to quickly turn off the screen when someone comes up and doesn’t want us to see what we’re doing, without the need to lower the screen. For this there are some applications that we will review below.
Some of these applications can be started directly or from the system tray and others offer keyboard shortcuts for launching.
Turn Off Monitor
It is a tool that allows us to turn off the screen of our laptop in three different ways. Its use is very simple and we only have to download a compressed file from its website . Once downloaded, we unzip it and it will create a folder with a file called Turn Off Monitor.exe. If we double click on it, the screen of our computer will turn off immediately. Therefore, we can choose to create a shortcut for this executable. To do this we will right-click on it and select the “Create shortcut” option. Once created we can leave it on our desk so that we always have it at hand and we can turn off the screen of our laptop quickly.
Turn off screen
This simple application will also allow us to turn off the screen of our laptop quickly. We just have to access and download from its website the Turn Off Screen.bat file that barely occupies 179 kilobyte. If we run it directly, the screen of our laptop will automatically turn off, although it takes a couple of seconds longer than the previous application. For faster access, it is also recommended to create a shortcut and leave it handy on our desktop.
ScreenOff
It is a tremendously small application with which we can turn off the screen of our laptop with just one click and that we can download from its website. It is very fast that you use the SendMessage Visual Basic command to send system commands that take care of turning off the screen. For its use it is not necessary to download any version of the .NET Framework or install it. This tool comes in .exe format like the previous ones, so that it can be run quickly, it is recommended to leave it on the desktop as a shortcut.
Blacktop
It is another simple application that will allow us to turn off the screen of our laptop while it continues to work. We can download it from this link . Unlike the previous options, BlackTop does require a quick installation. Once installed we can turn off the screen of our laptop through a keyboard combination Ctrl + Alt + B. To reactivate the screen, we just have to press the ESC key.
Monitors
It is a small application that stays lodged in the tray of the system of Windows and that will help us to turn off the monitor of our laptop when it blocks the system (Win + L). In addition, it is also in charge of pausing all your running media programs and will set an “Away” message. We can customize this message and it will be restored normally when we return and we can download it from here .
