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Hello.
When an email arrives Pop Peeper shows an animation icon in the system tray. Then it prevents Windows from turning off the screen(Windows power plan).
Is there anything that can be done about it?

Windows 7. 32 bit.

Hi jj14,

Is the "animation icon in your system tray" you mentioned this icon (below): Would you please provide more specifics in regards to what "screen" you are prevented from "turning off" (does "turning off" mean "closing" a specific "screen"?) and how this behavior relates to the "Windows power plan"?

We need more details (at least I do) as to what it is you are describing (when new messages arrive in POP Peeper).

The tray icon does not affect windows power settings. You probably have the "flash LED" setting enabled under:
main menu: Tools / Options / Notification

The documentation has always stated that this setting affects power-saving settings; but since most people don't read that, in v5.0 (if not earlier), a popup appears when you select this option to warn you.

mjs wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 12:05 pm Hi jj14,

Is the "animation icon in your system tray" you mentioned this icon (below):

animation icon.png

Yes.

Windows is configured to turn off the monitor after 2 minutes of inactivity, but when Pop Peeper displays the animation the monitor keeps turned on.
The Windows power plan works properly all the time, except in this case.

Jeff wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 12:43 pm The tray icon does not affect windows power settings. You probably have the "flash LED" setting enabled under:
main menu: Tools / Options / Notification

The documentation has always stated that this setting affects power-saving settings; but since most people don't read that, in v5.0 (if not earlier), a popup appears when you select this option to warn you.

Indeed. Sorry.

I've just disabled the flash led option.
Thanks.

Sorry -- I didn't mean to make that sound like I was calling you out; it's just a fact of life and explaining why/when I added the prompt in case you hadn't seen it when you enabled it

But, as long as you had it enabled before and now it's disabled, I'm sure that will fix the problem.

I understand.