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    Computer Screen does not wake up after long idle time

    I am closing this thread as preventing the desktop from going to Sleep did fix my issue. I am still unsure why it does that, as I have a recent Windows 10 installation. Thank you Kenghtt for your help!
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    Computer Screen does not wake up after long idle time

    I actually tried another monitor with the same issue. Also, the hard disk is fairly new (I changed it when I installed Windows 10). One other element = when I had no video signal, I tried shutting down the desktop by pressing the on/off button for a few seconds. Typically this would turn off the...
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    Computer Screen does not wake up after long idle time

    Hello Kenghtt, I did #1 above and it worked! The desktop has been 4 days with no issue - longest time ever. My Windows 10 installation is recent (from a Windows 10 disk - not OEM). Do you have suggestions as to how I can fix that sleep mode?
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    Computer Screen does not wake up after long idle time

    Hello Kenghtt, Thank you. I will try the following (in sequence) 1) Remove the desktop sleep mode but allow the hard disk and monitor to go to sleep 2) Remove the desktop and hard disk sleep mode but allow the monitor to go to sleep 3) Remove all sleep modes I will report back
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    Computer Screen does not wake up after long idle time

    Hello Kenghtt, Thanks for the response. The monitor goes to sleep mode independently from the desktop (because it is set to go to sleep mode after 5 minutes). When I put the desktop to sleep mode, the monitor goes to sleep as well. I can wake up the monitor and desktop from sleep mode and it...
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    Computer Screen does not wake up after long idle time

    UPDATE: I tested with another monitor and got the same problem. The 2nd monitor also does not receive a signal from the desktop
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    Computer Screen does not wake up after long idle time

    Hello, I have seen several threads on this topic but none that addressed my problem. My issue is that in some instances the computer wakes up but there is no video signal. I use the desktop as a video server and therefore leave it on all the time. Symptoms - After leaving the desktop unused...