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3 Ways to Keep Mac or PC Awake When Using Chrome

While reading a blog or waiting for the results to load, our computer’s display turns off if we leave it for just a few minutes. Do you also face the same issue while using the Google Chrome browser? If so, in this read, you will learn ways to keep your Mac or Windows PC awake when using Chrome.

3 Ways To Keep Your Mac or PC Awake When You Are Using Chrome

Keep Your Mac or PC Awake When Using Chrome

At times, you may get annoyed once the screen goes dim or turns off automatically while viewing important information on the browser. This usually happens when you are waiting for the webpage to load or for information to update. Here, we have added ways to keep your PC awake while using Google Chrome.

Method 1- Set Screen Turn Off Time to Never

You can easily prevent from computer from sleeping or dimming the screen by setting the screen turn-off time to Never. Follow the below steps to keep your Mac and Windows PC awake.


On Windows

Step 1: Press the Windows+S key to open the search.

Step 2: Type settings to open the Settings app.

Set Screen Turn Off Time to Never on Windows To Keep Your Mac or PC Awake When You Are Using Chrome

Step 3: Click on System on the settings page.

Set Screen Turn Off Time to Never on Windows To Keep Your Mac or PC Awake When You Are Using Chrome

Step 4: On the next screen, tap on Power & Sleep.

Set Screen Turn Off Time to Never on Windows To Keep Your Mac or PC Awake When You Are Using Chrome

Step 5: Click on the drop-down menu under the Screen section for both the On battery power and When plugged in options.

Set Screen Turn Off Time to Never on Windows To Keep Your Mac or PC Awake When You Are Using Chrome

Step 6: Select Never from the appeared menu.

Set Screen Turn Off Time to Never on Windows To Keep Your Mac or PC Awake When You Are Using Chrome

On macOS

Step 1: Tap on the Apple icon at the top-left side and select System Settings.

Set Screen Turn Off Time to Never on Mac

Step 2: Click on Lock Screen from the side menu.

Step 3: Tap on the drop-down menu next to Turn display off on battery when inactive, Turn display off on power adapter when inactive, and Start Screen Saver when inactive one by one.

Set Screen Turn Off Time to Never on Mac

Step 4: Select Never from the menu for all the options.

Set Screen Turn Off Time to Never on Mac

Step 5: Confirm it by tapping on OK on the pop-up window.

Set Screen Turn Off Time to Never on Mac

Method 2- Keep Computer Awake Chrome Extension

Keep Computer Awake extension allows users to override the current system setting and prevent their computer from sleeping or dimming the screen when using Chrome. It provides users with a countdown timer that can switch to the default state after the chosen period.

Follow the below steps to install and use the extension:

Step 1: Open the Chrome Web Store on your PC.

Step 2: Search for Keep Computer Awake, then hit enter and open the extension or directly visit this link.

Step 3: Click on Add to Chrome on the extension page.

Use Keep Computer Awake Extension To Keep Your Mac or PC Awake When You Are Using Chrome

Step 4: Tap Add Extension to confirm the installation.

Use Keep Computer Awake Extension To Keep Your Mac or PC Awake When You Are Using Chrome

Step 5: Once installed, open the web page you want to keep awake and tap on the extension icon at the top, then select Keep Computer Awake.

Use Keep Computer Awake Extension

Step 6: Enter the time in seconds you want the page to keep awake and tap Start.

Use Keep Computer Awake Extension

Method 3- Use Keep Awake Extension

Keep Awake also override the users’ system setting and prevent their computer from sleeping when the addon is active. Follow the below steps to install and use the extension.

Step 1: Open the Chrome Web Store on your PC.

Step 2: Search for Keep Awake, open the extension, or visit this link.

Step 3: Click on Add to Chrome > Add Extension.

Use Keep Awake Extension

Step 4: Open the web page you want to keep awake and tap on the extension icon then select Keep Awake.

Use Keep Awake Extension

This extension has two modes: Display and System. In Display mode, it prevents the screen from turning off, while in System mode, it prevents the system from going to sleep.

Use Keep Awake Extension

To change the mode, you must right-click on the extension and select the checkbox next to the mode.

Wrapping Up

This is how you can keep the web page screen awake while using the Google Chrome browser. I hope the above article helps keep your Mac or PC awake when you are using Chrome. Stay tuned for more such tips, tricks, and how-tos.

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