This article explains how to change the Windows 11 screen timeout setting so that the monitor turns off after a different amount of time. Your options range from one minute to five hours, or you can prevent the screen from turning off at all.

Below are three ways to do this, but we recommend this first method to most people as it is the easiest.

You can set how long Windows 11 stays active via the power options in Settings.

Select the Start menu in the Windows taskbar and open Settings.