How can I make my computer go to sleep after 2 minutes?

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  1. Posts : 16
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       #1

    How can I make my computer go to sleep after 2 minutes?


    I'm running windows 7 and I want to make it go to sleep when it's at the login screen and no one touches the computer for 2 minutes.
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  2. Posts : 6,885
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Mint 9
       #2

    Go to power options, change plan settings, advanced settings. From there, go to sleep and type in 2 for how long you want.

    ~Lordbob
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  3. Posts : 16
    Windows 7, OS X
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Yes but it didn't work in login window, that's what I want.
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  4. Posts : 6,885
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Mint 9
       #4

    madwh said:
    Yes but it didn't work in login window, that's what I want.
    I see what you are saying.

    So you don't have it set to log out after a period of time (screensaver), but want it to sleep after you are logged out, but NOT if you are logged in?
    Let me look around.

    ~Lordbob
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  5. Posts : 16
    Windows 7, OS X
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Lordbob75 said:
    but want it to sleep after you are logged out, but NOT if you are logged in
    Yes, I want it to go to sleep when it's at the login screen. When it's like this:

    Last edited by Brink; 10 May 2010 at 22:36. Reason: attached image
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  6. Posts : 16
    Windows 7, OS X
    Thread Starter
       #6

    So no one knows?
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  7. Posts : 6,885
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Mint 9
       #7

    Personally, I do not think it is possible, but I will bring in some more help.

    ~Lordbob
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  8. Posts : 16
    Windows 7, OS X
    Thread Starter
       #8

    I would really appreciate if you would help me resolve this Lordbob75, complicated to explain exactly why I need it but it's just a simple thing after all, making it go to sleep.
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    madwh said:
    Yes but it didn't work in login window, that's what I want.


    It cant. The power plan settings are per user, and so cant load till after you log on. IE if there were 2 users and one wanted 2 mins like you and one wanted 5, it couldnt do it. so after you log in it knows which is which

    Ken
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  10. Posts : 6,885
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Mint 9
       #10

    madwh said:
    I would really appreciate if you would help me resolve this Lordbob75, complicated to explain exactly why I need it but it's just a simple thing after all, making it go to sleep.
    I understand that.

    It is an easy thing to set up the computer to sleep at a certain interval. However, the OS is not set up to go to sleep after it has gone into lock.

    You can try setting the computer to go to sleep 2 minutes after it goes to screen saver with log in required?

    ~Lordbob
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