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Sleep is a feature on your computer that allows you to save your computers state in a very low power mode. Sleep can be continent when you aren't going to use your computer for a while and you want to save everything that is open, but it can also cause problems. Having your computer go to sleep can be annoying when it comes on too fast, or when it causes issues with your games. But don't worry, this How.com.vn will teach you how to prevent Windows 10 from going to sleep.
Things You Should Know
- While Sleep saves your laptop's battery, it can be annoying if it activates too quickly or if it causes issues with your games.
- Prevent your Windows 10 from going to sleep using Settings or Control Panel.
- You can change the Power Mode to "Never" so your computer never goes to Sleep.
Steps
1Open the Settings app. Click the Startbutton in the lower-left corner of your screen and select the settings gear
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2Open the System category. It's the first category to the very left of the app.Advertisement
3Select Power and sleep from the left pane.[1]
4Disable sleep. Set both of the drop down menus under "Sleep" to "Never".
- Open the Control Panel. You can do this by right-clicking the Startbutton, and then clicking on "control panel" in the context menu that comes up.
- You can also open the control panel by pressing ⊞ Win+X at the same time.
- You can also open the control panel by pressing ⊞ Win+X at the same time.
Open Power Options. It will be under the "System and Security" header.[2]
Click on the link ‘Choose when to turn off the display‘ from the left pane of the window screen.
Set both the drop down menus next to "Sleep" to Never. Make sure to save the changes before closing the window.
Expert Q&A
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Tips
- Instead of disabling sleep, considering increasing the amount of time it takes for your computer to go to sleep after.Thanks
Warnings
- This will not stop your laptop from going to sleep if you close the screen.Thanks
- Disabling sleep on battery power may decrease your computer's battery life.Thanks
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