On 5/22/2021 3:22 PM, Commander Kinsey wrote:
> On Thu, 20 May 2021 20:14:50 +0100, % <pursent100@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On 2021-05-20 11:56 a.m., Snit wrote:
>>> On May 20, 2021 at 11:45:02 AM MST, "%" wrote
>>> <5pidnZPeBpCyMzv9nZ2dnUU7-b2dnZ2d@giganews.com>:
>>>
>>>> On 2021-05-20 11:24 a.m., Snit wrote:
>>>>>   On May 20, 2021 at 11:14:11 AM MST, ""Commander Kinsey"" wrote
>>>>>   <op.03pd9xfdmvhs6z@ryzen.lan>:
>>>>>
>>>>>>   On Thu, 20 May 2021 19:00:40 +0100, Snit
>>>>>> <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>     On May 20, 2021 at 9:01:15 AM MST, ""Commander Kinsey"" wrote
>>>>>>>     <op.03o74dupmvhs6z@ryzen.lan>:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     On Wed, 19 May 2021 17:39:10 +0100, Char Jackson
>>>>>>>> <none@none.invalid>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>      On Wed, 19 May 2021 12:43:41 +0100, "Commander Kinsey"
>>>>>>>>> <CK1@nospam.com>
>>>>>>>>>      wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>      I have more than one monitor connected to a Windows 10
>>>>>>>>>> machine.  I
>>>>>>>>>> want to
>>>>>>>>>>     save power.  But one screen is used to display security
>>>>>>>>>> cameras so I want
>>>>>>>>>>     it to stay on.  Is there any way (some 3rd party program
>>>>>>>>>> if necessary) to
>>>>>>>>>>     turn off all but one monitor at the power saving timeout?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>      https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/multi_monitor_tool.html
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>      The Nirsoft tool linked above looks like it could be
>>>>>>>>> handy, but if not,
>>>>>>>>>      check around the site a bit. There are several utilities
>>>>>>>>> that deal with
>>>>>>>>>      monitors.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>      The tool above can be used from its GUI or from command
>>>>>>>>> line, so it might
>>>>>>>>>      be useful to set up a task that turns off all of the
>>>>>>>>> displays except the
>>>>>>>>>      one for the cameras.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     I tried it out, by simply manually disabling one monitor and
>>>>>>>> reenabling it,
>>>>>>>>     but unfortunately that made Windows forget its position.
>>>>>>>> Upon reenabling,
>>>>>>>>   it
>>>>>>>>     ended up as though it was a new monitor Windows had never
>>>>>>>> seen before, and
>>>>>>>>   my
>>>>>>>>     desktop was not in the correct order.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>     If this was macOS there might be a way to use AppleScript to
>>>>>>> do this (if
>>>>>>>     nothing else along with tying it to the command line. There is a
>>>>>>> discussion
>>>>>>>   of
>>>>>>>     that here:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> <https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/249447/change-display-arrangement-in-os-x-macos-programmatically>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>     You and I recently talked about why would people want the
>>>>>>> type of
>>>>>>> services I
>>>>>>>     have talked about... imagine if you could just go to a menu
>>>>>>> in Explorer
>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>     toggle these different arrangements (or set up the menu as
>>>>>>> you wish in
>>>>>>> other
>>>>>>>     apps).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>     You might be able to get something similar with PowerShell:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> <https://superuser.com/questions/1358092/automate-arrangement-of-multiple-displays-in-windows-10>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>     Sadly it is a bit more complex. With a quick look I do not
>>>>>>> see an app that
>>>>>>>     automates this for you.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>   Do you have access to a second monitor for a mac?  If you think
>>>>>> it's easy,
>>>>>>   prove yourself right and create a script to turn one off after
>>>>>> say 10
>>>>>> minutes
>>>>>>   of inactivity, but leave the other powered up continuously.
>>>>>
>>>>>   I know you can rearrange them... but with a quick look I do not
>>>>> see a way to
>>>>>   put just one to sleep.
>>>>>
>>>> now you made the commander meander
>>>
>>> To be fair his initial request did include powering down just one...
>>> but then
>>> he went to manually disabling one.
>>>
>>> When I want to do what he describes I just turn the power button off
>>> on the
>>> monitor. Seems like the simplest answer. All my windows do move to the
>>> remaining one though (which is what one would generally want. I can
>>> have a
>>> full screen virtual screen, though, which gets none of these windows.
>>>
>> i run two computers and 3 screens most of the time
>
> I have 7 computers and 5 monitors.  Do keep up at the back.

Right click on desktop blank spot and select display settings should
show all monitors by number. Click on identify and assigned number will
show on each monitor.

Use number(s) for multi_monitor_tool to turn on/off/reposition.

Commander Kinsey <CK1@nospam.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 20 May 2021 19:40:24 +0100, Zaidy036 <Zaidy036@air.isp.spam> wrote:
>
>> On 5/20/2021 12:01 PM, Commander Kinsey wrote:
>>> On Wed, 19 May 2021 17:39:10 +0100, Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Wed, 19 May 2021 12:43:41 +0100, "Commander Kinsey" <CK1@nospam.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I have more than one monitor connected to a Windows 10 machine. I
>>>>> want to save power. But one screen is used to display security
>>>>> cameras so I want it to stay on. Is there any way (some 3rd party
>>>>> program if necessary) to turn off all but one monitor at the power
>>>>> saving timeout?
>>>>
>>>> https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/multi_monitor_tool.html
>>>>
>>>> The Nirsoft tool linked above looks like it could be handy, but if not,
>>>> check around the site a bit. There are several utilities that deal with
>>>> monitors.
>>>>
>>>> The tool above can be used from its GUI or from command line, so it might
>>>> be useful to set up a task that turns off all of the displays except the
>>>> one for the cameras.
>>>
>>> I tried it out, by simply manually disabling one monitor and reenabling
>>> it, but unfortunately that made Windows forget its position. Upon
>>> reenabling, it ended up as though it was a new monitor Windows had never
>>> seen before, and my desktop was not in the correct order.
>>
>> Look at all of the options:
>> D:\_NirSoft\multimonitortool-x64\MultiMonitorTool.exe /MoveWindow 2
>> Title ".Overnight.bat" /WindowLeft 880 /WindowTop 2
>
> I've got five screens. To use this utility sounds like hard work. All I
> want to do is turn 4 of them off after 15 minutes of inactivity!
>

Do you have an easier solution?

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Commander Kinsey <CK1@nospam.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 21 May 2021 20:51:32 +0100, Snit <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On May 21, 2021 at 12:49:31 PM MST, "Zaidy036" wrote
>> <s892sb$ae4$1@dont-email.me>:
>>
>>>>>>> It is when you have 5 screens.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Turn them off.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Sorry but /TurnOff should not have commas between monitor numbers
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for the correction -- but I just meant physically turn them off.
>>>> Heck,
>>>> they can all be attached to the same power strip and can be turned off with
>>>> one switch.
>>>>
>>> How and when to do anything is up to the user and programmer.
>>>
>>> My overnight batch is over 1000 lines long and I start it with a setup
>>> batch which calcs a timeout wait and sets the screensaver time relative
>>> to when it is run and 12:01 AM when the O/N batch starts. The monitors
>>> turn off about 6 minutes later so, if I want, I can do a visual check
>>> that it started properly.
>>
>> I just move my mouse to the upper left with the control key held down and my
>> monitors go to sleep... or after 10 minutes or something like that.
>
> But I want automation. My house lights go on and off by themselves too.
> I don't want to have to remember. And I don't always know if I'm leaving
> the desk for 5 minutes or 5 hours.
>

Zaidy036 seems to have found good ideas — though I merely skimmed.

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On 5/22/2021 4:27 PM, Snit wrote:
> Commander Kinsey <CK1@nospam.com> wrote:
>> On Thu, 20 May 2021 19:40:24 +0100, Zaidy036 <Zaidy036@air.isp.spam> wrote:
>>
>>> On 5/20/2021 12:01 PM, Commander Kinsey wrote:
>>>> On Wed, 19 May 2021 17:39:10 +0100, Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, 19 May 2021 12:43:41 +0100, "Commander Kinsey" <CK1@nospam.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I have more than one monitor connected to a Windows 10 machine. I
>>>>>> want to save power. But one screen is used to display security
>>>>>> cameras so I want it to stay on. Is there any way (some 3rd party
>>>>>> program if necessary) to turn off all but one monitor at the power
>>>>>> saving timeout?
>>>>>
>>>>> https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/multi_monitor_tool.html
>>>>>
>>>>> The Nirsoft tool linked above looks like it could be handy, but if not,
>>>>> check around the site a bit. There are several utilities that deal with
>>>>> monitors.
>>>>>
>>>>> The tool above can be used from its GUI or from command line, so it might
>>>>> be useful to set up a task that turns off all of the displays except the
>>>>> one for the cameras.
>>>>
>>>> I tried it out, by simply manually disabling one monitor and reenabling
>>>> it, but unfortunately that made Windows forget its position. Upon
>>>> reenabling, it ended up as though it was a new monitor Windows had never
>>>> seen before, and my desktop was not in the correct order.
>>>
>>> Look at all of the options:
>>> D:\_NirSoft\multimonitortool-x64\MultiMonitorTool.exe /MoveWindow 2
>>> Title ".Overnight.bat" /WindowLeft 880 /WindowTop 2
>>
>> I've got five screens. To use this utility sounds like hard work. All I
>> want to do is turn 4 of them off after 15 minutes of inactivity!
>>
>
> Do you have an easier solution?
>

You have a cable problem. Turn monitors off one at a time and any that
change position when turned on have a bad cable. Prove by swapping cable
with one that does not change position.

Write a batch to be triggered by Task Scheduler using "On Idle". To turn
off only need multi_monitor_tool using /TurnOff 1 2 3 4 5 leaving off
the number to stay on.

On May 22, 2021 at 5:29:05 PM MST, "Zaidy036" wrote
<s8c7kh$rev$1@dont-email.me>:

> On 5/22/2021 4:27 PM, Snit wrote:
>> Commander Kinsey <CK1@nospam.com> wrote:
>>> On Thu, 20 May 2021 19:40:24 +0100, Zaidy036 <Zaidy036@air.isp.spam> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 5/20/2021 12:01 PM, Commander Kinsey wrote:
>>>>> On Wed, 19 May 2021 17:39:10 +0100, Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, 19 May 2021 12:43:41 +0100, "Commander Kinsey" <CK1@nospam.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have more than one monitor connected to a Windows 10 machine. I
>>>>>>> want to save power. But one screen is used to display security
>>>>>>> cameras so I want it to stay on. Is there any way (some 3rd party
>>>>>>> program if necessary) to turn off all but one monitor at the power
>>>>>>> saving timeout?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/multi_monitor_tool.html
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The Nirsoft tool linked above looks like it could be handy, but if not,
>>>>>> check around the site a bit. There are several utilities that deal with
>>>>>> monitors.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The tool above can be used from its GUI or from command line, so it might
>>>>>> be useful to set up a task that turns off all of the displays except the
>>>>>> one for the cameras.
>>>>>
>>>>> I tried it out, by simply manually disabling one monitor and reenabling
>>>>> it, but unfortunately that made Windows forget its position. Upon
>>>>> reenabling, it ended up as though it was a new monitor Windows had never
>>>>> seen before, and my desktop was not in the correct order.
>>>>
>>>> Look at all of the options:
>>>> D:\_NirSoft\multimonitortool-x64\MultiMonitorTool.exe /MoveWindow 2
>>>> Title ".Overnight.bat" /WindowLeft 880 /WindowTop 2
>>>
>>> I've got five screens. To use this utility sounds like hard work. All I
>>> want to do is turn 4 of them off after 15 minutes of inactivity!
>>>
>>
>> Do you have an easier solution?
>>
>
> You have a cable problem. Turn monitors off one at a time and any that
> change position when turned on have a bad cable. Prove by swapping cable
> with one that does not change position.
>
> Write a batch to be triggered by Task Scheduler using "On Idle". To turn
> off only need multi_monitor_tool using /TurnOff 1 2 3 4 5 leaving off
> the number to stay on.

Right: YOU seem to have the best solution.

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On Sat, 22 May 2021 20:57:54 +0100, Zaidy036 <Zaidy036@air.isp.spam> wrote:

> On 5/22/2021 3:22 PM, Commander Kinsey wrote:
>> On Thu, 20 May 2021 20:14:50 +0100, % <pursent100@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On 2021-05-20 11:56 a.m., Snit wrote:
>>>> On May 20, 2021 at 11:45:02 AM MST, "%" wrote
>>>> <5pidnZPeBpCyMzv9nZ2dnUU7-b2dnZ2d@giganews.com>:
>>>>
>>>>> On 2021-05-20 11:24 a.m., Snit wrote:
>>>>>> On May 20, 2021 at 11:14:11 AM MST, ""Commander Kinsey"" wrote
>>>>>> <op.03pd9xfdmvhs6z@ryzen.lan>:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Thu, 20 May 2021 19:00:40 +0100, Snit
>>>>>>> <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On May 20, 2021 at 9:01:15 AM MST, ""Commander Kinsey"" wrote
>>>>>>>> <op.03o74dupmvhs6z@ryzen.lan>:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Wed, 19 May 2021 17:39:10 +0100, Char Jackson
>>>>>>>>> <none@none.invalid>
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, 19 May 2021 12:43:41 +0100, "Commander Kinsey"
>>>>>>>>>> <CK1@nospam.com>
>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I have more than one monitor connected to a Windows 10
>>>>>>>>>>> machine. I
>>>>>>>>>>> want to
>>>>>>>>>>> save power. But one screen is used to display security
>>>>>>>>>>> cameras so I want
>>>>>>>>>>> it to stay on. Is there any way (some 3rd party program
>>>>>>>>>>> if necessary) to
>>>>>>>>>>> turn off all but one monitor at the power saving timeout?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/multi_monitor_tool.html
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> The Nirsoft tool linked above looks like it could be
>>>>>>>>>> handy, but if not,
>>>>>>>>>> check around the site a bit. There are several utilities
>>>>>>>>>> that deal with
>>>>>>>>>> monitors.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> The tool above can be used from its GUI or from command
>>>>>>>>>> line, so it might
>>>>>>>>>> be useful to set up a task that turns off all of the
>>>>>>>>>> displays except the
>>>>>>>>>> one for the cameras.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I tried it out, by simply manually disabling one monitor and
>>>>>>>>> reenabling it,
>>>>>>>>> but unfortunately that made Windows forget its position.
>>>>>>>>> Upon reenabling,
>>>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>>> ended up as though it was a new monitor Windows had never
>>>>>>>>> seen before, and
>>>>>>>>> my
>>>>>>>>> desktop was not in the correct order.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> If this was macOS there might be a way to use AppleScript to
>>>>>>>> do this (if
>>>>>>>> nothing else along with tying it to the command line. There is a
>>>>>>>> discussion
>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>> that here:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> <https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/249447/change-display-arrangement-in-os-x-macos-programmatically>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> You and I recently talked about why would people want the
>>>>>>>> type of
>>>>>>>> services I
>>>>>>>> have talked about... imagine if you could just go to a menu
>>>>>>>> in Explorer
>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>> toggle these different arrangements (or set up the menu as
>>>>>>>> you wish in
>>>>>>>> other
>>>>>>>> apps).
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> You might be able to get something similar with PowerShell:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> <https://superuser.com/questions/1358092/automate-arrangement-of-multiple-displays-in-windows-10>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Sadly it is a bit more complex. With a quick look I do not
>>>>>>>> see an app that
>>>>>>>> automates this for you.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Do you have access to a second monitor for a mac? If you think
>>>>>>> it's easy,
>>>>>>> prove yourself right and create a script to turn one off after
>>>>>>> say 10
>>>>>>> minutes
>>>>>>> of inactivity, but leave the other powered up continuously.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I know you can rearrange them... but with a quick look I do not
>>>>>> see a way to
>>>>>> put just one to sleep.
>>>>>>
>>>>> now you made the commander meander
>>>>
>>>> To be fair his initial request did include powering down just one...
>>>> but then
>>>> he went to manually disabling one.
>>>>
>>>> When I want to do what he describes I just turn the power button off
>>>> on the
>>>> monitor. Seems like the simplest answer. All my windows do move to the
>>>> remaining one though (which is what one would generally want. I can
>>>> have a
>>>> full screen virtual screen, though, which gets none of these windows.
>>>>
>>> i run two computers and 3 screens most of the time
>>
>> I have 7 computers and 5 monitors. Do keep up at the back.
>
> Right click on desktop blank spot and select display settings should
> show all monitors by number. Click on identify and assigned number will
> show on each monitor.
>
> Use number(s) for multi_monitor_tool to turn on/off/reposition.

As soon as some are turned off by that tool, they aren't just put into power saving, Windows thinks they're disconnected, so everything gets rearranged.

On Sat, 22 May 2021 21:27:44 +0100, Snit <Brock.McNuggets@gmail.com> wrote:

> Commander Kinsey <CK1@nospam.com> wrote:
>> On Thu, 20 May 2021 19:40:24 +0100, Zaidy036 <Zaidy036@air.isp.spam> wrote:
>>
>>> On 5/20/2021 12:01 PM, Commander Kinsey wrote:
>>>> On Wed, 19 May 2021 17:39:10 +0100, Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, 19 May 2021 12:43:41 +0100, "Commander Kinsey" <CK1@nospam.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I have more than one monitor connected to a Windows 10 machine. I
>>>>>> want to save power. But one screen is used to display security
>>>>>> cameras so I want it to stay on. Is there any way (some 3rd party
>>>>>> program if necessary) to turn off all but one monitor at the power
>>>>>> saving timeout?
>>>>>
>>>>> https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/multi_monitor_tool.html
>>>>>
>>>>> The Nirsoft tool linked above looks like it could be handy, but if not,
>>>>> check around the site a bit. There are several utilities that deal with
>>>>> monitors.
>>>>>
>>>>> The tool above can be used from its GUI or from command line, so it might
>>>>> be useful to set up a task that turns off all of the displays except the
>>>>> one for the cameras.
>>>>
>>>> I tried it out, by simply manually disabling one monitor and reenabling
>>>> it, but unfortunately that made Windows forget its position. Upon
>>>> reenabling, it ended up as though it was a new monitor Windows had never
>>>> seen before, and my desktop was not in the correct order.
>>>
>>> Look at all of the options:
>>> D:\_NirSoft\multimonitortool-x64\MultiMonitorTool.exe /MoveWindow 2
>>> Title ".Overnight.bat" /WindowLeft 880 /WindowTop 2
>>
>> I've got five screens. To use this utility sounds like hard work. All I
>> want to do is turn 4 of them off after 15 minutes of inactivity!
>
> Do you have an easier solution?

No, but I want an easy solution. I am not a programmer!

On 5/23/2021 2:53 PM, Commander Kinsey wrote:
> On Sat, 22 May 2021 20:57:54 +0100, Zaidy036 <Zaidy036@air.isp.spam> wrote:
>
>> On 5/22/2021 3:22 PM, Commander Kinsey wrote:
>>> On Thu, 20 May 2021 20:14:50 +0100, % <pursent100@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 2021-05-20 11:56 a.m., Snit wrote:
>>>>> On May 20, 2021 at 11:45:02 AM MST, "%" wrote
>>>>> <5pidnZPeBpCyMzv9nZ2dnUU7-b2dnZ2d@giganews.com>:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 2021-05-20 11:24 a.m., Snit wrote:
>>>>>>>   On May 20, 2021 at 11:14:11 AM MST, ""Commander Kinsey"" wrote
>>>>>>>   <op.03pd9xfdmvhs6z@ryzen.lan>:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>   On Thu, 20 May 2021 19:00:40 +0100, Snit
>>>>>>>> <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>     On May 20, 2021 at 9:01:15 AM MST, ""Commander Kinsey"" wrote
>>>>>>>>>     <op.03o74dupmvhs6z@ryzen.lan>:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>     On Wed, 19 May 2021 17:39:10 +0100, Char Jackson
>>>>>>>>>> <none@none.invalid>
>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>      On Wed, 19 May 2021 12:43:41 +0100, "Commander Kinsey"
>>>>>>>>>>> <CK1@nospam.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>      wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>      I have more than one monitor connected to a Windows 10
>>>>>>>>>>>> machine.  I
>>>>>>>>>>>> want to
>>>>>>>>>>>>     save power.  But one screen is used to display security
>>>>>>>>>>>> cameras so I want
>>>>>>>>>>>>     it to stay on.  Is there any way (some 3rd party program
>>>>>>>>>>>> if necessary) to
>>>>>>>>>>>>     turn off all but one monitor at the power saving timeout?
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>      https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/multi_monitor_tool.html
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>      The Nirsoft tool linked above looks like it could be
>>>>>>>>>>> handy, but if not,
>>>>>>>>>>>      check around the site a bit. There are several utilities
>>>>>>>>>>> that deal with
>>>>>>>>>>>      monitors.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>      The tool above can be used from its GUI or from command
>>>>>>>>>>> line, so it might
>>>>>>>>>>>      be useful to set up a task that turns off all of the
>>>>>>>>>>> displays except the
>>>>>>>>>>>      one for the cameras.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>     I tried it out, by simply manually disabling one monitor and
>>>>>>>>>> reenabling it,
>>>>>>>>>>     but unfortunately that made Windows forget its position.
>>>>>>>>>> Upon reenabling,
>>>>>>>>>>   it
>>>>>>>>>>     ended up as though it was a new monitor Windows had never
>>>>>>>>>> seen before, and
>>>>>>>>>>   my
>>>>>>>>>>     desktop was not in the correct order.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>     If this was macOS there might be a way to use AppleScript to
>>>>>>>>> do this (if
>>>>>>>>>     nothing else along with tying it to the command line. There
>>>>>>>>> is a
>>>>>>>>> discussion
>>>>>>>>>   of
>>>>>>>>>     that here:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> <https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/249447/change-display-arrangement-in-os-x-macos-programmatically>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>     You and I recently talked about why would people want the
>>>>>>>>> type of
>>>>>>>>> services I
>>>>>>>>>     have talked about... imagine if you could just go to a menu
>>>>>>>>> in Explorer
>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>     toggle these different arrangements (or set up the menu as
>>>>>>>>> you wish in
>>>>>>>>> other
>>>>>>>>>     apps).
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>     You might be able to get something similar with PowerShell:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> <https://superuser.com/questions/1358092/automate-arrangement-of-multiple-displays-in-windows-10>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>     Sadly it is a bit more complex. With a quick look I do not
>>>>>>>>> see an app that
>>>>>>>>>     automates this for you.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>   Do you have access to a second monitor for a mac?  If you think
>>>>>>>> it's easy,
>>>>>>>>   prove yourself right and create a script to turn one off after
>>>>>>>> say 10
>>>>>>>> minutes
>>>>>>>>   of inactivity, but leave the other powered up continuously.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>   I know you can rearrange them... but with a quick look I do not
>>>>>>> see a way to
>>>>>>>   put just one to sleep.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> now you made the commander meander
>>>>>
>>>>> To be fair his initial request did include powering down just one...
>>>>> but then
>>>>> he went to manually disabling one.
>>>>>
>>>>> When I want to do what he describes I just turn the power button off
>>>>> on the
>>>>> monitor. Seems like the simplest answer. All my windows do move to the
>>>>> remaining one though (which is what one would generally want. I can
>>>>> have a
>>>>> full screen virtual screen, though, which gets none of these windows.
>>>>>
>>>> i run two computers and 3 screens most of the time
>>>
>>> I have 7 computers and 5 monitors.  Do keep up at the back.
>>
>> Right click on desktop blank spot and select display settings should
>> show all monitors by number. Click on identify and assigned number will
>> show on each monitor.
>>
>> Use number(s) for multi_monitor_tool to turn on/off/reposition.
>
> As soon as some are turned off by that tool, they aren't just put into
> power saving, Windows thinks they're disconnected, so everything gets
> rearranged.

Not my experience.

Zaidy036 wrote:
> On 5/23/2021 2:53 PM, Commander Kinsey wrote:
>> On Sat, 22 May 2021 20:57:54 +0100, Zaidy036 <Zaidy036@air.isp.spam>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 5/22/2021 3:22 PM, Commander Kinsey wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 20 May 2021 20:14:50 +0100, % <pursent100@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 2021-05-20 11:56 a.m., Snit wrote:
>>>>>> On May 20, 2021 at 11:45:02 AM MST, "%" wrote
>>>>>> <5pidnZPeBpCyMzv9nZ2dnUU7-b2dnZ2d@giganews.com>:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 2021-05-20 11:24 a.m., Snit wrote:
>>>>>>>> On May 20, 2021 at 11:14:11 AM MST, ""Commander Kinsey"" wrote
>>>>>>>> <op.03pd9xfdmvhs6z@ryzen.lan>:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 20 May 2021 19:00:40 +0100, Snit
>>>>>>>>> <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On May 20, 2021 at 9:01:15 AM MST, ""Commander Kinsey"" wrote
>>>>>>>>>> <op.03o74dupmvhs6z@ryzen.lan>:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, 19 May 2021 17:39:10 +0100, Char Jackson
>>>>>>>>>>> <none@none.invalid>
>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, 19 May 2021 12:43:41 +0100, "Commander Kinsey"
>>>>>>>>>>>> <CK1@nospam.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have more than one monitor connected to a Windows 10
>>>>>>>>>>>>> machine. I
>>>>>>>>>>>>> want to
>>>>>>>>>>>>> save power. But one screen is used to display security
>>>>>>>>>>>>> cameras so I want
>>>>>>>>>>>>> it to stay on. Is there any way (some 3rd party program
>>>>>>>>>>>>> if necessary) to
>>>>>>>>>>>>> turn off all but one monitor at the power saving timeout?
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/multi_monitor_tool.html
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> The Nirsoft tool linked above looks like it could be
>>>>>>>>>>>> handy, but if not,
>>>>>>>>>>>> check around the site a bit. There are several utilities
>>>>>>>>>>>> that deal with
>>>>>>>>>>>> monitors.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> The tool above can be used from its GUI or from command
>>>>>>>>>>>> line, so it might
>>>>>>>>>>>> be useful to set up a task that turns off all of the
>>>>>>>>>>>> displays except the
>>>>>>>>>>>> one for the cameras.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I tried it out, by simply manually disabling one monitor and
>>>>>>>>>>> reenabling it,
>>>>>>>>>>> but unfortunately that made Windows forget its position.
>>>>>>>>>>> Upon reenabling,
>>>>>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>>>>> ended up as though it was a new monitor Windows had never
>>>>>>>>>>> seen before, and
>>>>>>>>>>> my
>>>>>>>>>>> desktop was not in the correct order.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> If this was macOS there might be a way to use AppleScript to
>>>>>>>>>> do this (if
>>>>>>>>>> nothing else along with tying it to the command line.
>>>>>>>>>> There is a
>>>>>>>>>> discussion
>>>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>>> that here:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> <https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/249447/change-display-arrangement-in-os-x-macos-programmatically>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> You and I recently talked about why would people want the
>>>>>>>>>> type of
>>>>>>>>>> services I
>>>>>>>>>> have talked about... imagine if you could just go to a menu
>>>>>>>>>> in Explorer
>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>> toggle these different arrangements (or set up the menu as
>>>>>>>>>> you wish in
>>>>>>>>>> other
>>>>>>>>>> apps).
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> You might be able to get something similar with PowerShell:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> <https://superuser.com/questions/1358092/automate-arrangement-of-multiple-displays-in-windows-10>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Sadly it is a bit more complex. With a quick look I do not
>>>>>>>>>> see an app that
>>>>>>>>>> automates this for you.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Do you have access to a second monitor for a mac? If you think
>>>>>>>>> it's easy,
>>>>>>>>> prove yourself right and create a script to turn one off after
>>>>>>>>> say 10
>>>>>>>>> minutes
>>>>>>>>> of inactivity, but leave the other powered up continuously.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I know you can rearrange them... but with a quick look I do not
>>>>>>>> see a way to
>>>>>>>> put just one to sleep.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> now you made the commander meander
>>>>>>
>>>>>> To be fair his initial request did include powering down just one...
>>>>>> but then
>>>>>> he went to manually disabling one.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> When I want to do what he describes I just turn the power button off
>>>>>> on the
>>>>>> monitor. Seems like the simplest answer. All my windows do move to
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> remaining one though (which is what one would generally want. I can
>>>>>> have a
>>>>>> full screen virtual screen, though, which gets none of these windows.
>>>>>>
>>>>> i run two computers and 3 screens most of the time
>>>>
>>>> I have 7 computers and 5 monitors. Do keep up at the back.
>>>
>>> Right click on desktop blank spot and select display settings should
>>> show all monitors by number. Click on identify and assigned number will
>>> show on each monitor.
>>>
>>> Use number(s) for multi_monitor_tool to turn on/off/reposition.
>>
>> As soon as some are turned off by that tool, they aren't just put into
>> power saving, Windows thinks they're disconnected, so everything gets
>> rearranged.
>
> Not my experience.

You could take a screenshot of the Display control panel,
to show the devices are still present. Another way to
take a "proof" shot, is to use SnippingTool and do a
screenshot of the whole screen, and the dimensions
of that picture reflect the size of the display surface.

On May 23, 2021 at 11:55:10 AM MST, ""Commander Kinsey"" wrote
<op.03uz58kpmvhs6z@ryzen.lan>:

> On Sat, 22 May 2021 21:27:44 +0100, Snit <Brock.McNuggets@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Commander Kinsey <CK1@nospam.com> wrote:
>>> On Thu, 20 May 2021 19:40:24 +0100, Zaidy036 <Zaidy036@air.isp.spam> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 5/20/2021 12:01 PM, Commander Kinsey wrote:
>>>>> On Wed, 19 May 2021 17:39:10 +0100, Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, 19 May 2021 12:43:41 +0100, "Commander Kinsey" <CK1@nospam.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have more than one monitor connected to a Windows 10 machine. I
>>>>>>> want to save power. But one screen is used to display security
>>>>>>> cameras so I want it to stay on. Is there any way (some 3rd party
>>>>>>> program if necessary) to turn off all but one monitor at the power
>>>>>>> saving timeout?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/multi_monitor_tool.html
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The Nirsoft tool linked above looks like it could be handy, but if not,
>>>>>> check around the site a bit. There are several utilities that deal with
>>>>>> monitors.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The tool above can be used from its GUI or from command line, so it might
>>>>>> be useful to set up a task that turns off all of the displays except the
>>>>>> one for the cameras.
>>>>>
>>>>> I tried it out, by simply manually disabling one monitor and reenabling
>>>>> it, but unfortunately that made Windows forget its position. Upon
>>>>> reenabling, it ended up as though it was a new monitor Windows had never
>>>>> seen before, and my desktop was not in the correct order.
>>>>
>>>> Look at all of the options:
>>>> D:\_NirSoft\multimonitortool-x64\MultiMonitorTool.exe /MoveWindow 2
>>>> Title ".Overnight.bat" /WindowLeft 880 /WindowTop 2
>>>
>>> I've got five screens. To use this utility sounds like hard work. All I
>>> want to do is turn 4 of them off after 15 minutes of inactivity!
>>
>> Do you have an easier solution?
>
> No, but I want an easy solution. I am not a programmer!

Sometimes the easiest solution is not super simple... but it is why I
appreciate scripting made to be easier.

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On Mon, 24 May 2021 03:06:07 +0100, Snit <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> wrote:

> On May 23, 2021 at 11:55:10 AM MST, ""Commander Kinsey"" wrote
> <op.03uz58kpmvhs6z@ryzen.lan>:
>
>> On Sat, 22 May 2021 21:27:44 +0100, Snit <Brock.McNuggets@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Commander Kinsey <CK1@nospam.com> wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 20 May 2021 19:40:24 +0100, Zaidy036 <Zaidy036@air.isp.spam> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 5/20/2021 12:01 PM, Commander Kinsey wrote:
>>>>>> On Wed, 19 May 2021 17:39:10 +0100, Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Wed, 19 May 2021 12:43:41 +0100, "Commander Kinsey" <CK1@nospam.com>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I have more than one monitor connected to a Windows 10 machine. I
>>>>>>>> want to save power. But one screen is used to display security
>>>>>>>> cameras so I want it to stay on. Is there any way (some 3rd party
>>>>>>>> program if necessary) to turn off all but one monitor at the power
>>>>>>>> saving timeout?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/multi_monitor_tool.html
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The Nirsoft tool linked above looks like it could be handy, but if not,
>>>>>>> check around the site a bit. There are several utilities that deal with
>>>>>>> monitors.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The tool above can be used from its GUI or from command line, so it might
>>>>>>> be useful to set up a task that turns off all of the displays except the
>>>>>>> one for the cameras.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I tried it out, by simply manually disabling one monitor and reenabling
>>>>>> it, but unfortunately that made Windows forget its position. Upon
>>>>>> reenabling, it ended up as though it was a new monitor Windows had never
>>>>>> seen before, and my desktop was not in the correct order.
>>>>>
>>>>> Look at all of the options:
>>>>> D:\_NirSoft\multimonitortool-x64\MultiMonitorTool.exe /MoveWindow 2
>>>>> Title ".Overnight.bat" /WindowLeft 880 /WindowTop 2
>>>>
>>>> I've got five screens. To use this utility sounds like hard work. All I
>>>> want to do is turn 4 of them off after 15 minutes of inactivity!
>>>
>>> Do you have an easier solution?
>>
>> No, but I want an easy solution. I am not a programmer!
>
> Sometimes the easiest solution is not super simple... but it is why I
> appreciate scripting made to be easier.

Clearly it isn't or you would have done it to show that you could on your Mac.

On May 24, 2021 at 11:29:30 AM MST, ""Commander Kinsey"" wrote
<op.03wtnge9mvhs6z@ryzen.lan>:

> On Mon, 24 May 2021 03:06:07 +0100, Snit <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On May 23, 2021 at 11:55:10 AM MST, ""Commander Kinsey"" wrote
>> <op.03uz58kpmvhs6z@ryzen.lan>:
>>
>>> On Sat, 22 May 2021 21:27:44 +0100, Snit <Brock.McNuggets@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Commander Kinsey <CK1@nospam.com> wrote:
>>>>> On Thu, 20 May 2021 19:40:24 +0100, Zaidy036 <Zaidy036@air.isp.spam> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 5/20/2021 12:01 PM, Commander Kinsey wrote:
>>>>>>> On Wed, 19 May 2021 17:39:10 +0100, Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Wed, 19 May 2021 12:43:41 +0100, "Commander Kinsey" <CK1@nospam.com>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I have more than one monitor connected to a Windows 10 machine. I
>>>>>>>>> want to save power. But one screen is used to display security
>>>>>>>>> cameras so I want it to stay on. Is there any way (some 3rd party
>>>>>>>>> program if necessary) to turn off all but one monitor at the power
>>>>>>>>> saving timeout?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/multi_monitor_tool.html
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The Nirsoft tool linked above looks like it could be handy, but if not,
>>>>>>>> check around the site a bit. There are several utilities that deal with
>>>>>>>> monitors.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The tool above can be used from its GUI or from command line, so it might
>>>>>>>> be useful to set up a task that turns off all of the displays except the
>>>>>>>> one for the cameras.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I tried it out, by simply manually disabling one monitor and reenabling
>>>>>>> it, but unfortunately that made Windows forget its position. Upon
>>>>>>> reenabling, it ended up as though it was a new monitor Windows had never
>>>>>>> seen before, and my desktop was not in the correct order.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Look at all of the options:
>>>>>> D:\_NirSoft\multimonitortool-x64\MultiMonitorTool.exe /MoveWindow 2
>>>>>> Title ".Overnight.bat" /WindowLeft 880 /WindowTop 2
>>>>>
>>>>> I've got five screens. To use this utility sounds like hard work. All I
>>>>> want to do is turn 4 of them off after 15 minutes of inactivity!
>>>>
>>>> Do you have an easier solution?
>>>
>>> No, but I want an easy solution. I am not a programmer!
>>
>> Sometimes the easiest solution is not super simple... but it is why I
>> appreciate scripting made to be easier.
>
> Clearly it isn't or you would have done it to show that you could on your
> Mac.

Not sure I could do that on a Mac, but I have shown other examples where
scripting has come in handy. Have not really looked on the Mac because it was
not relevant to the situation. Looking now I see there is an app for the Mac
to do this:

https://macdownload.informer.com/disablemonitor/

I would have to tinker to script it. There are also some curious warnings
about it possibly damaging some hardware... so maybe a good one to avoid. Did
a bit more searching:

https://www.madrau.com

It is NOT free, but says it can "Disable or activate screens on demand". That
can be set based on different criteria.

OK, did a bit more checking. This one IS free:

https://prevent-mac-from-sleeping.3bitlab.com/prevent_mac_sleep_help.html

It allows for putting a display to sleep and it has AppleScript support. Not
sure if you can do it on a per-screen basis though.

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On Mon, 24 May 2021 03:06:07 +0100, Snit <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> wrote:

> On May 23, 2021 at 11:55:10 AM MST, ""Commander Kinsey"" wrote
> <op.03uz58kpmvhs6z@ryzen.lan>:
>
>> On Sat, 22 May 2021 21:27:44 +0100, Snit <Brock.McNuggets@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Commander Kinsey <CK1@nospam.com> wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 20 May 2021 19:40:24 +0100, Zaidy036 <Zaidy036@air.isp.spam> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 5/20/2021 12:01 PM, Commander Kinsey wrote:
>>>>>> On Wed, 19 May 2021 17:39:10 +0100, Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Wed, 19 May 2021 12:43:41 +0100, "Commander Kinsey" <CK1@nospam.com>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I have more than one monitor connected to a Windows 10 machine. I
>>>>>>>> want to save power. But one screen is used to display security
>>>>>>>> cameras so I want it to stay on. Is there any way (some 3rd party
>>>>>>>> program if necessary) to turn off all but one monitor at the power
>>>>>>>> saving timeout?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/multi_monitor_tool.html
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The Nirsoft tool linked above looks like it could be handy, but if not,
>>>>>>> check around the site a bit. There are several utilities that deal with
>>>>>>> monitors.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The tool above can be used from its GUI or from command line, so it might
>>>>>>> be useful to set up a task that turns off all of the displays except the
>>>>>>> one for the cameras.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I tried it out, by simply manually disabling one monitor and reenabling
>>>>>> it, but unfortunately that made Windows forget its position. Upon
>>>>>> reenabling, it ended up as though it was a new monitor Windows had never
>>>>>> seen before, and my desktop was not in the correct order.
>>>>>
>>>>> Look at all of the options:
>>>>> D:\_NirSoft\multimonitortool-x64\MultiMonitorTool.exe /MoveWindow 2
>>>>> Title ".Overnight.bat" /WindowLeft 880 /WindowTop 2
>>>>
>>>> I've got five screens. To use this utility sounds like hard work. All I
>>>> want to do is turn 4 of them off after 15 minutes of inactivity!
>>>
>>> Do you have an easier solution?
>>
>> No, but I want an easy solution. I am not a programmer!
>
> Sometimes the easiest solution is not super simple... but it is why I
> appreciate scripting made to be easier.

I've just told the computer to leave the monitors on all the time, but changed the power button to turn off all the screens instead of shutting down. That way I can just hit that whenever I'm leaving the machine for a while.

On May 25, 2021 at 5:52:22 PM MST, ""Commander Kinsey"" wrote
<op.03y51klfmvhs6z@ryzen.lan>:

>>>>>> Look at all of the options:
>>>>>> D:\_NirSoft\multimonitortool-x64\MultiMonitorTool.exe /MoveWindow 2
>>>>>> Title ".Overnight.bat" /WindowLeft 880 /WindowTop 2
>>>>>
>>>>> I've got five screens. To use this utility sounds like hard work. All I
>>>>> want to do is turn 4 of them off after 15 minutes of inactivity!
>>>>
>>>> Do you have an easier solution?
>>>
>>> No, but I want an easy solution. I am not a programmer!
>>
>> Sometimes the easiest solution is not super simple... but it is why I
>> appreciate scripting made to be easier.
>
> I've just told the computer to leave the monitors on all the time, but
> changed the power button to turn off all the screens instead of shutting
> down. That way I can just hit that whenever I'm leaving the machine for a
> while.

Makes sense... and similar to what I suggested early on. :)

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On Wed, 26 May 2021 02:10:33 +0100, Snit <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> wrote:

> On May 25, 2021 at 5:52:22 PM MST, ""Commander Kinsey"" wrote
> <op.03y51klfmvhs6z@ryzen.lan>:
>
>>>>>>> Look at all of the options:
>>>>>>> D:\_NirSoft\multimonitortool-x64\MultiMonitorTool.exe /MoveWindow 2
>>>>>>> Title ".Overnight.bat" /WindowLeft 880 /WindowTop 2
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I've got five screens. To use this utility sounds like hard work. All I
>>>>>> want to do is turn 4 of them off after 15 minutes of inactivity!
>>>>>
>>>>> Do you have an easier solution?
>>>>
>>>> No, but I want an easy solution. I am not a programmer!
>>>
>>> Sometimes the easiest solution is not super simple... but it is why I
>>> appreciate scripting made to be easier.
>>
>> I've just told the computer to leave the monitors on all the time, but
>> changed the power button to turn off all the screens instead of shutting
>> down. That way I can just hit that whenever I'm leaving the machine for a
>> while.
>
> Makes sense... and similar to what I suggested early on. :)

It means they won't save power off and on during the day when I leave the desk for half an hour or so, I'm not going to turn them off that often, I can't be bothered. I only press it when I go out or go to bed.

On May 26, 2021 at 11:16:58 AM MST, ""Commander Kinsey"" wrote
<op.030iekzamvhs6z@ryzen.lan>:

> On Wed, 26 May 2021 02:10:33 +0100, Snit <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On May 25, 2021 at 5:52:22 PM MST, ""Commander Kinsey"" wrote
>> <op.03y51klfmvhs6z@ryzen.lan>:
>>
>>>>>>>> Look at all of the options:
>>>>>>>> D:\_NirSoft\multimonitortool-x64\MultiMonitorTool.exe /MoveWindow 2
>>>>>>>> Title ".Overnight.bat" /WindowLeft 880 /WindowTop 2
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I've got five screens. To use this utility sounds like hard work. All I
>>>>>>> want to do is turn 4 of them off after 15 minutes of inactivity!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Do you have an easier solution?
>>>>>
>>>>> No, but I want an easy solution. I am not a programmer!
>>>>
>>>> Sometimes the easiest solution is not super simple... but it is why I
>>>> appreciate scripting made to be easier.
>>>
>>> I've just told the computer to leave the monitors on all the time, but
>>> changed the power button to turn off all the screens instead of shutting
>>> down. That way I can just hit that whenever I'm leaving the machine for a
>>> while.
>>
>> Makes sense... and similar to what I suggested early on. :)
>
> It means they won't save power off and on during the day when I leave the
> desk for half an hour or so, I'm not going to turn them off that often, I
> can't be bothered. I only press it when I go out or go to bed.

Makes sense... though would still be good to have it be fully automated. I can
appreciate that.

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