Petr Kovar
pknbe@volny.cz
Change the screen blanking time to save power.
Hendrik Knackstedt
hendrik.knackstedt@t-online.de 2011.
Gabor Karsay
gabor.karsay@gmx.at 2011, 2012.
Christian Kirbach
christian.kirbach@gmail.com 2011-2015.
Mario Blättermann
mario.blaettermann@gmail.com 2011-2013.
Benjamin Steinwender
b@stbe.at 2014.

# Set screen blanking time

To save power, you can adjust the time before the screen blanks when left idle. You can also disable the blanking completely.

# To set the screen blanking time:

Open the Activities overview and start typing Power.

Click Power to open the panel.

Use the Blank screen drop-down list under Power Saving to set the blank screen time, or disable the blanking completely.

When your computer is left idle, the screen will automatically lock itself for security reasons. To change this behavior, see .