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Laptop won't turn on when dims

kurailoid

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Jan 27, 2018
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My laptop has been acting up since around 2 days ago.
So my laptop will work normally, until I leave for a bit and it dims from inactivity. When it dims and I shake the mouse, keypad, or press buttons on the keyboard it won't respond, it'll keep that grey/dim screen and then I have to restart to access it again.

 
Solution
Sound as though there aer confusions in far too many options for power saving and brightness. Check in Control Panel>Power options>Advanced Settings and go through all the possiblities to check they don't conflict.
Sound as though there aer confusions in far too many options for power saving and brightness. Check in Control Panel>Power options>Advanced Settings and go through all the possiblities to check they don't conflict.
 
Solution