My monitor switches to screen saver after a few minutes when I am watching a program.  How do I keep it from not doing that?

How do I keep my monitor from switching to screensaver when I am watching a program?

Set the screen saver settings, you can control when it starts. You can temporarily set the screen save to "Never" if you are watching a movie or some other long program.

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