re: Desktop Composition (Aero effects) turns itself off after a few minutes of no use Friday, August 6, 2010 at 10:18 am Windows 7 Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by Jon0923 (24 messages posted) I believe I have figured out what was causing this. Apparently if you don't run WinSAT, or WinSAT needs an update due to new hardware, Windows decides to shut the monitor off every 15 - 20 mins for some stupid reason. Turns out it needed updating so I ran the Windows Assesment and the problem went away. http://www.online-tech-tips.com/windows-7/does-your-windows-7-computer-display-turn-off-every-15-minutes/ Came across this article completely on accident on my quest for a solution lol... Written in response to: re: Desktop Composition (Aero effects) turns itself off after a few minutes of no use (Steve: Monday, August 2, 2010 at 5:06 pm) Responses to this message: re: Desktop Composition (Aero effects) turns itself off after a few minutes of no use (chromodynamics: Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at 1:50 am) All messages in this thread [show all] Desktop Composition (Aero effects) turns itself off after a few minutes of no use (Jon0923: Mon, Aug 2, 2010, 1:18 am) re: Desktop Composition (Aero effects) turns itself off after a few minutes of no use (Jon0923: Mon, Aug 2, 2010, 1:42 am) re: Desktop Composition (Aero effects) turns itself off after a few minutes of no use (jbmcmillan: Mon, Aug 2, 2010, 4:33 am) re: Desktop Composition (Aero effects) turns itself off after a few minutes of no use (Jon0923: Mon, Aug 2, 2010, 4:44 am) re: Desktop Composition (Aero effects) turns itself off after a few minutes of no use (Jon0923: Mon, Aug 2, 2010, 9:11 am) re: Desktop Composition (Aero effects) turns itself off after a few minutes of no use (Steve: Mon, Aug 2, 2010, 5:06 pm) re: Desktop Composition (Aero effects) turns itself off after a few minutes of no use (Jon0923: Fri, Aug 6, 2010, 10:18 am) re: Desktop Composition (Aero effects) turns itself off after a few minutes of no use (chromodynamics: Tue, Aug 2, 2011, 1:50 am) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows 7 Discussion Forum