Power Options - Add "System unattended sleep timeout"

    Power Options - Add "System unattended sleep timeout"

    Power Options - Add "System unattended sleep timeout"

    How to Add or Remove "System unattended sleep timeout" in Power Options
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    How to Add or Remove "System unattended sleep timeout" in Power Options

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    "System unattended sleep timeout" is how many minutes the system will wait idle after waking up in an unattended state before automatically going back to sleep or hibernation.

    This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the "System unattended sleep timeout" setting under Sleep in the advanced power settings of all power plans for all users in Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8.

    You must be logged in as an administrator to be able to do this tutorial.


    EXAMPLE: "System unattended sleep timeout" added to Advanced Power Settings
    Power Options - Add "System unattended sleep timeout"-ac-only.jpgPower Options - Add "System unattended sleep timeout"-battery.jpg
    Here's How:
    1. Do step 2 or 3 below for what you would like to do.

    2. Add "System unattended sleep timeout" to Advanced Power Settings
    A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below.
    Add_System_unattended_sleep_timeout.reg
    B) Go to step 4.
    3. Remove "System unattended sleep timeout" from Advanced Power Settings
    NOTE: This is the default setting.
    A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below.
    Remove_System_unattended_sleep_timeout.reg
    4. Save the .reg file to the desktop.

    5. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to Merge it.

    6. When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC Windows 7/8) or Continue (UAC Vista), Yes, and OK.

    7. You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.
    That's it,
    Shawn







  1. Posts : 3,612
    Operating System : Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 6.01.7600 SP1 (x64)
       #1

    Great tutorial brink as always
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  2. Posts : 71,959
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #2

    Thank you Brian. :)
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  3. Posts : 3
    Win 7 Home Prem 64 bit
       #3


    I had this same problem when using Win7 and recently had it again using win10. I think that when windows does and update it sometimes must change certain registry entries that cause this problem to reoccur. Here is the solution that worked out for me:

    1. Bringup the Run option using the Windows key or icon.
    NOTE: If usingWin10, hold down the Windows key and press “r” to bring up the Run option.

    2. Typeregedit

    3.Right-click on regedit icon, click Run as administrator if needed

    4. Whenthe Registry file comes up, Go to:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\
    SYSTEM\
    CurrentControlSet\
    Control\
    Power\
    PowerSettings\
    238C9FA8-0AAD41ED-83F4-97BE242C8F20\
    7bc4a2f9-d8fc-4469-b07b-33eb785aaca0

    5.Double click on Attributes

    6.Enter number 2 and close the Registry editor. This makes visible a hiddensetting in the Advanced power options Sleep settings

    7. Goto Advanced power settings (click on Windows button, write power options, clickon Power Options, in the selected plan click on the Change plan settings, clickon the Change advanced power settings.

    NOTE: If using Win10, right click on the Windows Icon and selectPower Options – select Change Power Options for the power plan you are using –click on Change Advanced Power Settings and go to # 9.

    8.Click on the Change settings that are currently unavailable

    9.Click Sleep, then System unattended sleep timeout, then change these settingsfrom 2 Minutes to 20 for example.

    10. Youare done. Close any open menus. This should fix the problem.
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  4. Posts : 71,959
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #4

    Hello Sledge,

    Yep, that's what the downloadable Add_System_unattended_sleep_timeout.reg file in the tutorial will automatically do for you. :)
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  5. Posts : 9
    Windows 7 64
       #5

    Thx again it helped me solve problem of computer goes to sleep after 2 minutes, I almost went back to 7.
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  6. Posts : 71,959
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #6

    I'm glad it could help nissimezra. :)
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