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    Computer sleep while watching videos.

    Has your computer ever fallen asleep while you were watching a video because you didn't move the mouse periodically?

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    Quote Originally Posted by CastletonSnob View Post
    Has your computer ever fallen asleep while you were watching a video because you didn't move the mouse periodically?
    No. I have sleep turned off.
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    Had an old version of PowerDVD (14) that would fade off my monitor after a few minutes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CastletonSnob View Post
    Has your computer ever fallen asleep while you were watching a video because you didn't move the mouse periodically?
    Nah it seems my computer senses video activity and doesn't start the AFK/non-activity timer until the video is finished.

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    This is probably better over in the Computer forum section, but it comes down to whichever media player you're using. Most third-party media players like VLC have an option for disabling the screensaver to prevent what you're describing. But if you just use the built-in Windows media player or are watching online videos it will go off of your system power settings, so crank those up to 2+ hours (or w/e you prefer) and you should be ok.

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    Moved to the proper forum section.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Poopymonster View Post
    No. I have sleep turned off.
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    I often fall asleep to movies or YouTube videos. It's almost become a habit.

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