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Skype prevents computer from idling?

Fresh7 days ago
Mar 15, 202611907 views
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Problem

When using Skype, it prevents the computer from idling, going into sleep mode and turning the monitor off. I notice on my laptop if I use a tool like Monitor Off to manually turn my monitor off, after about a minute, the monitor will come back on as if Skype has pressed a key or moved my mouse to e…

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Fix for: Skype prevents computer from idling?

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You could work around this issue by quitting Skype when you are away. You should also shut your computer down every now and then to prevent it from over-heating (newsflash, sorry). This seems like a silly solution, but I always try to re-install sof…

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