Windows 8.1 - Screen on 24/7

[CHiLL]

Hello,

We have a PC which is used by the site staff purely for CCTV and we would like this display to be on 24/7. At the moment, the screen is going off after 15 minutes of inactivity (as that is the default time out).

 

I have found the following group policy entries:

User Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates > Control Panel > Personalization > Screen saver timeout

 

However the maximum that this can be set for is 24 hours before the screen locks. The site staff would like this to effectively be never as the CCTV computer is in a securely locked room.

 

Is there anything else I can set?

 

Thanks.

Edited December 10, 2015 by CHiLL

[Chuckster]

The code below ensures that the monitor goes off it's been idle for an hour.

 

@echo off
POWERCFG -Change -monitor-timeout-ac 60

 

Set the value to whatever you feel is best in minutes.

[3s-gtech]

Can you set the time as 0? That tends to be the 'off' figure.

[CHiLL]

The code below ensures that the monitor goes off it's been idle for an hour.

 

@echo off
POWERCFG -Change -monitor-timeout-ac 60

 

Set the value to whatever you feel is best in minutes.

Thanks, but can this not be done in Group Policy, and can it be set so that the monitor never goes off?

 

Can you set the time as 0? That tends to be the 'off' figure.

Unfortunately 1 is the minimum value that can be used.

[newpersn]

Could you not set this localy at the computer? Im sure you can change it to "Never"

[CHiLL]

Could you not set this localy at the computer? Im sure you can change it to "Never"

Possibly, but I was hoping for a central solution so that there's one less thing to worry about if the PC goes pop!

[CHiLL]

I have found machine policy settings in:

Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Power Management > Sleep Settings - And I have enabled and set the following:

Specify the system hibernation timeout (plugged in) > Enabled > 0 seconds

Specify the system sleep timeout (plugged in) > Enabled > 0 seconds

Specify the unattended sleep timeout (plugged in) > Enabled > 0 seconds

Turn off hybrid sleep (plugged in) > Enabled

Turn on the ability for applications to prevent sleep transitions (plugged in) > Enabled

 

Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Power Management > Video and Display Settings - And I have enabled and set the following:

Turn off the display (plugged in) > Enabled > 0 seconds

 

I've assigned that GPO to the OU the PC is in and will see if that works.