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Quick Ways to Turn On or Off Sleep Mode in Windows 11
Check out the different ways to keep your PC awake
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
updated onOctober 4, 2023
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YourPC going to sleepwhen you are not using it is a nice way to save the battery. However, if you are doing something like installation or updating your PC, then if your PC goes to sleep, that could be annoying. Thankfully, you can control this behavior.
In this guide, we will show you all the different ways to turn off sleep mode in Windows 11. This will help you continue with your work, when you are doing something important and prevent your PC from going to sleep. Let us get right into it.
What is sleep mode and how does it work?
Well, the sleep mode, as the name suggests, automatically sends your device into sleep mode after some time of inactivity. This helps in preserving the battery and also extends the battery life of your laptop.
Usually, when you use a fresh Windows 11 laptop, you will find the sleep mode option enabled. This, of course, is done to meet the aims mentioned above.
However, if you wish to keep the screen on and prevent your PC from going to sleep, then you should know how you can turn off sleep mode in Windows 11.
The Windows settings not only let you disable the sleep mode on your PC, but it also lets youchange the time for the screenand sleep. You will learn the different ways to turn off sleep mode in Windows 11 below.
How can I turn off sleep mode in Windows 11?
1. Use Windows Settings
The above is a pretty easy and the most common way to turn off the sleep mode in Windows 11.
2. Use the Control Panel
3. Use Advanced Power Options
You can also use the Advanced power options menu to turn off sleep mode in Windows 11. This will help you prevent your PC from sleeping when you are doing something important or otherwise.
4. Use Command Prompt
You can also use the simple command on an elevated command prompt to turn off the sleep mode in Windows 11.
5. Using Registry Editor
Using the Registry Editor will help you turn off the sleep mode in Windows 11. However, you should not tweak any registry settings if you aren’t aware of what you are doing.
In fact, it is advisable that you create a registry backup before you do anything with any registry entry. For worse scenarios, we have a guide that explains how you canrestore the registry in case you haven’t created a backup.
6. Using group policy editor
That is it from us in this guide. We have a guide that explains how you canturn off sleep mode in Windows 10.
If the sleep mode on your Windows 11 PCcloses all programsthen this could be problematic. The good thing is that we have a guide that gives you a bunch of solutions to resolve the problem at hand.
There are some users that have reported that for them the Windows 11randomly shuts downafter some time.
You can also check out our guide that explains how you canenable or disable the password after sleepin Windows 11.
Let us know in the comments below, which one of the above solutions helped you turn off sleep mode in Windows 11.
Sagar Naresh
Sagar is a web developer and technology journalist. Currently associated with WindowsReport and SamMobile. When not writing, he is either at the gym sweating it out or playing country music on his guitar.
He is an avid traveler and has been to 15 countries, going to more places soon. TRAVEL and WORK is his mantra for a peaceful life.
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