You probably have experience with previous versions of Windows! If that's the case, then whatever you've done in previous versions of Windows to configure Power & sleep, you will be doing almost the same in Windows 10, except that you will be using Windows Settings as well as the old Control Panel. That being said, if you are using a desktop PC, then Power & sleep takes care of your monitor and the power in your computer when your computer is in an idle state. With a laptop, Power & sleep, as it does with a desktop, saves your laptop's battery power when you are not working with your laptop.
Power &sleepin Windows Settings lets you choose when your screen turns off, both with the battery and when plugged in, and when your computer goes to sleep, both with the battery and when plugged in.
To configure screen settings in Windows 10, complete the following steps:
- Click the Start button.
- With the Start menu open...