Let me explain my statement:
Screensavers were originally created/designed to protect CRT (Cathode Ray Tube - the big, old, tv-like screens) from a problem known as phosphor burn-in. Phosphur burn-in caused any still image that was displayed for an extended period of time on those monitors to leave a permanent ghost image on the screen.
Modern LCD (Liquid Crystal Display - flat screens) do not have a phosphor burn-in problem and so there is no need to have the Screen Saver option enabled especially when you consider the fact that some screensavers use a lot of processor power and gives the video card unnecessary work hence just simply wasting precious electricity or battery power (if enabled on your laptop).
NB: Using screensavers on LCD screens WILL NOT cause them to last any longer than they were designed to.
Steps to turn off the screensaver on your PC (in Windows 7):
- Right mouse click on the desktop
- Choose Personalize from the list (it's at the very bottom)
- In the bottom right corner you'll see the Screen Saver option, click on it
- In the new window, select (None) from the list under the Screen Saver section
- Click on OK and you're done
- Start saving energy
For more information check out this link: Screen burn-in
If you want to save your screen/monitor simply blank it or turn it off when you're not at the computer.
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