How can I turn off screen on remote computer with LogMeIn?

Question

I'm using log me in to remotely connect to a computer, however, when I do so, the screen turns on (its a laptop, so no chance of physically unplugging it), and if people are where the computer is, they can see what I do (and even mess with the computer!).

This caught me off guard the first time I realized it was happening, since I was used to Remote Desktop functionality, where the computer being access gets locked (and thats what I was expecting).

I've dig through the options, but I can seem to find something to get this done.. anybody knows how?

Answer 1

You can no longer change this locally while sitting at the host computer - you can only make the change while in a Remote Control session to the host computer. During the session, on the black toolbar/ribbon that runs along the top of the Remote Control window, click Options, and you will see "Lock keyboard" and "Blank screen."

Answer 2

I am fronting this issue this time.

while not a definitive solution i am trying this

1) change the power options in control panel for the laptop do nothing when lid is closed 2) close the lid 3) most of times screen will be on while you control, you can decrease brightness to a minimun to save power

B) a plugin to force the monitor to be off just like turnofflcd v101 and others

Answer 3

You can't actually turn the screen off or even leave it on standby because when you move the mouse it will come out again.

But what you could try is turn the brightness down. It's not the most elegant solution but it will work.

Answer 4

This assumes one can see the black ribbon. In my case I cannot. Used Logmein three years no issues. This latest update; tried uninstall/reinstall on host, tried the accelerator check/uncheck. Multiple machines can log into my host, but not my home office machine. The problem is definitely with the host software update, and accelerator/ribbon adjustments do not fix it in all cases. Concurrent with the logmein update MS also did updates to browser and viewer dll's and I think the problem is Logmein has not yet fixed their most recent fix.