Add ‘Turn off monitor’ option in desktop context menu

Say you have started a process which you are sure will continue for couple of hours on your computer like converting a movie file, uploading/downloading a large file, a scheduled task etc. Now if you are using a desktop computer then you would just turn off the monitor to save power. What if you own a laptop? There are options in the battery settings when to turn off your monitor automatically. But then, what if you want to turn it off manually when you wish and get it back on with slightly moving your mouse. The easiest option available is to make an entry like “Turn OFF Monitor” in your desktop context menu. Well, there is one really small utility that does precisely that. WinFlog eXtreme. Download it. It is just an executable so you don’t even have to install it. Just run WinFlog.exe and you are ready to customize the options.

Click on the tick-mark against the ‘Turn OFF Monitor’ option in the Desktop/Explorer Right Click Menu tab. This will put a new entry named ‘Turn OFF Monitor’ in your desktop context menu. Something like this:

That’s it. Now whenever you need to turn off the monitor of your computer, just right click on desktop and click the ‘Turn OFF Monitor’. As you can see, in WinFlog eXtreme, there are other options available too. Tweak them according to your preferences.