There's an annoying issue with my PC that I've noticed since I bought it abo 2 years ago - Sometimes I'll leave it on for a while (while it's downloading something or performing some other long task) and turn the monitor off if I' not around, and after doing this, sometimes when I come back after some hour and turn the monitor back on, the monitor doesn't see a signal from the PC, even after I move the mouse or press a key on the keyboard (in case the scre saver was activated). If I reset the PC, the picture shows up on the screen normal. This has happened with 2 different monitors now (I upgraded the monitor recently). Since the picture comes back after I reboot the PC, it suggests to me that it's caused by an OS/software issue. I thought Windows might be set to turn off the monitor after some time, but I checked Windows' power settings, and I have it set to not turn the monitor off. I'm not sure yet what would cause this, and I don't like having to hard-reset my PC to ge the picture back. And, it only happens sometimes.. I've left this PC on wi the monitor off for hours at a time many times, and most of the time, the vi signal is fine after I come back and turn the monitor back on.
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