Some laptop users prefer to work behind screens with a large diagonal, connecting an external monitor to the device for this. In some cases, such a screen may be needed if the matrix is out of order (so as not to spend money on its replacement).
It is also important to know that the display of a mobile computer consumes a lot of battery power. If you use the device just to listen to music, you can turn off the display to increase the battery life. Let's figure out how to turn off the monitor on a laptop.
How to deactivate the display
There are several ways to disable a laptop monitor:
- Using the keyboard shortcut.
- By adjusting the power settings to deactivate the display after a certain period of time.
- Physically disconnecting the display from the laptop.
- By closing or closing the lid of the laptop.
- By setting the display mode in the screen settings.
The first two methods are suitable for you if you want to save laptop battery power. Three other methods are effective when connecting an external display to the device. Let's take a closer look at how to turn off the monitor on a laptop using a keyboard shortcut and in other ways.
We save battery power
If you turned on the music on the laptop loudly and moved away from it, then the display does not have to consume battery power. Using the combination of the Fn key and the corresponding screen button on the laptop, you can put out the monitor, thereby increasing the duration of work without a battery. Typically, the key responsible for the display is located in the upper row of the auxiliary buttons F1-F12.
By the way, with a combination of buttons you can increase and decrease the volume, brightness and even turn the laptop screen, that is, the image on it. The latter is used more often on personal computers than on portable devices.
You can also configure the display to turn off on the laptop in the power settings. After a certain time interval set by you, the operating system can independently turn off the monitor on the laptop and send it to sleep mode, if necessary.
Turn off the screen of the mobile PC when using an additional device
If you are going to use an external monitor of a larger size and resolution, and the laptop display only distracts you, then you can:
- In the screen settings, configure displays only on the external display.
- Cover the laptop cover or close it completely, after which the screen goes blank. True, in this case the keyboard and touchpad of the laptop will be unavailable to you and you will have to connect additional manipulators.
If you have damaged or broken the matrix of a laptop computer and are now using only an external display, then experts advise disconnecting the matrix cable from the motherboard. If you do not know how to turn off the laptop monitor physically, how to disassemble it, then we do not advise you to try to do it yourself. Contact a specialized service center. A faulty matrix can lead to failure of the entire laptop motherboard for power.