Hi All,

I have screensaver and screen timeout set on my PC.

when running pp3d in full screen mode, I can set autopilot, step away, and when I get back I am still in full screen and all is well.

With MSFS, if I do this, the screen saver is activated and screen eventually times out. When I eventually get back to the sim it is paused at the 'options' screen, where I can hit resume.

Is there some way to have a similar experience as with P3d without having to disable or edit my screen setting. 

I haven't heard any talk of this 'problem', so I guess my situation is unique, but I cant be the only simmer that occasionally steps away from the computer.

Any guidance or suggestion is appreciated.

Thanks in advance.  

Not an answer to your question as such, but I simply switch off my monitor if I'm going to be away for a while. Better for the power bills, better for the environment.

1 hour ago, Romeo_Tango said:

Hi All,

I have screensaver and screen timeout set on my PC.

when running pp3d in full screen mode, I can set autopilot, step away, and when I get back I am still in full screen and all is well.

With MSFS, if I do this, the screen saver is activated and screen eventually times out. When I eventually get back to the sim it is paused at the 'options' screen, where I can hit resume.

Is there some way to have a similar experience as with P3d without having to disable or edit my screen setting. 

I haven't heard any talk of this 'problem', so I guess my situation is unique, but I cant be the only simmer that occasionally steps away from the computer.

Any guidance or suggestion is appreciated.

Thanks in advance.  

When I first bought MSFS I used the screen saver. I no longer do. It was a pain. But that's just me. Just try it without it on for a bit, and see what you think? You can always turn it back on, it's your computer.

I stopped using screensavers years ago.  I'm with 109Sqn on this one. 

I don't have an answer for the OP, but I do have the opposite problem, sort of. It's weird.

If I leave my CH Flight Sim Yoke (the old one) plugged in, my monitor sleep mode never engages. Even when I'm not running MSFS.

I have to remember to plug it in before running MSFS, and unplug it when I'm finished with MSFS. Very weird. Fortunately, I have an easy to reach front panel USB socket on my PC. A bit of a pain, but doable.

...jim

 

7 hours ago, JimBrown said:

I don't have an answer for the OP, but I do have the opposite problem, sort of. It's weird.

If I leave my CH Flight Sim Yoke (the old one) plugged in, my monitor sleep mode never engages. Even when I'm not running MSFS.

I have to remember to plug it in before running MSFS, and unplug it when I'm finished with MSFS. Very weird. Fortunately, I have an easy to reach front panel USB socket on my PC. A bit of a pain, but doable.

...jim

 

PCs are so finnicky; I have found a workaround for my problem

I used 'process lasso', and configured it, disabling all its default settings, (with the hope that it does not affect the PC performance negatively), 

Then configured it that when MSFS is running the screen saver and screen time out is disabled.

It works fine and I haven't seen any obvious negative impact on the performance of MSFS or on the PC, and I run the sim in VR mode.

Thanks all for sharing your thoughts. I may yet go the route of just switching off my monitors, if I discern any negativity using Process Lasso.