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How to turn off auto sleep on Windows 10 Pro

Anonymous
2019-05-03T06:24:51+00:00

Hi,

For the past year or so I've been experiencing a strange problem with two editions of Windows 10. On the Home edition, my PC will never go to sleep automatically unless and until I turn it on, work for a while, and decide to leave my desk for longer than 30 minutes (lunch/nap) and click on the Sleep button the first time. After I return and wake it up, my PC will go to sleep automatically when I don't type or move my mouse for like two minutes, REGARDLESS of how I tweak the power settings. It goes to sleep even when I set it to Never in Power Management. This can be so frustrating because I read slow. Windows 10 uses a hybrid sleep mode. Sleep for every two idle minutes won't do any good to my SSD drive, either. Things will go back to normal when I reboot.

When my old SSD broke a few days ago, I switched to the Pro edition, half hoping that the problem would be gone, only to find it also upgraded to a higher level of intensity. Everything looked fine until I put my PC to sleep the very first time. No matter what I do in the Power Settings, Windows automatically puts my PC to sleep after a couple of idle moments. It won't stop even after I reboot the PC!  NOTHING in the Power Settings works!  Is this a fatal bug (I don't want to give my new SSD extra work) or is there anything that I might have overlooked? 

Please help.

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  1. Anonymous
    2019-05-03T08:16:03+00:00

    Thank you Vijay, for your quick response. However, none of your suggestions worked. Later I found the solution on a Chinese site. I will recap it here for other users' reference (advanced).

    1. Windows Key + R. Open regedit.
    2. In regedit, find \HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\PowerSettings\238C9FA8-0AAD-41ED-83F4-97BE242C8F20\7bc4a2f9-d8fc-4469-b07b-33eb785aaca0
    3. Double click on "Attributes" on the right-side panel
    4. Change "1" to "2".

    5: Windows Key+I > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings to open Power options > Change Plan Settings > Advanced Power Settings

    1. Sleep --> Hybernate after (Set it to whatever you want).
    2. Apply the change.

    Please note that on the editions of Windows 10 I've been using, the Hibernate option didn't appear until I changed the regedit entry.

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  2. Anonymous
    2019-05-05T06:46:48+00:00

    Thanks for posting the solution. This would help all others as well.

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  3. Anonymous
    2019-05-03T06:36:15+00:00

    Hi HuJing

    I am Vijay, an Independent Advisor. I am here to work with you on this problem.

    Please try these options one by one and check after each option.

    1. Troubleshoot Power

    Type troubleshoot in Cortana Search > Click Troubleshoot > Scroll down > Click Power > Run the troubleshooter > Follow on-screen direction.

    1. Restore Default for Power Settings

    Windows Key+I > System > Power & sleep > Click Additional power settings to open Power options > Click Change Plan Settings > Click Restore default settings for this plan

    1. Disable Fast Startup

    Reach to Power options as in previous step > Click Choose what the power buttons do > Click Change settings that are currently unavailable > Scroll down to Shutdown settings and uncheck Turn on fast startup > Click Save changes

    1. As a last resort, you should perform a Windows 10 repair upgrade (This is not an install of Windows). Repair upgrade fixes all Windows errors and retains all files, applications and settings. (You will not lose any data while backup is a good idea) Below is a good guide to perform repair upgrade

    https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/16397-repai...

    Do let me know if you have any more question or require further help.

    Disclaimer - This is a non-Microsoft website. The page appears to be providing accurate, safe information. Watch out for ads on the site that may advertise products frequently classified as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Products). Thoroughly research any product advertised on the site before you decide to download and install it.

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