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Added instructions for switching off display power.
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Once this has been installed, you can find the Screensaver application on the Preferences menu: it provides many options for setting up the screensaver, including disabling it completely.
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## Switching off the HDMI
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If you want to switch off the video display entirely, you can use this:
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```shell
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vcgencmd display_power 0
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```
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Video will not come back on until you reboot or switch it back on:
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```shell
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vcgencmd display_power 1
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```
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For more information, see the documentation for [vcgencmd](/documentation/raspbian/applications/vcgencmd.md).

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