Sleep : Disable in Shut Down Menu

How to Disable the Sleep Option in the Windows Shut Down Menu​

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Here is a fairly simple method to disable the sleep option in the Windows shut down menu; it's very easy to re-enable the option in future if the need ever arises.

EXAMPLE: "Sleep" Disabled
NOTE: Notice that Sleep is grayed out.





Here's How:
1. To Disable "Sleep"
A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.
Disable_Sleep.reg

Download


B) Go to step 3 below.
2. To Enable "Sleep"
NOTE: This is the default setting.
A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.
Enable_Sleep.reg

Download


B) Go to step 3 below.
3. Save the .reg file to the desktop.

4. Right click on the downloaded .reg file and click on Merge.

5. When prompted, click on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve merging the .reg file.

6. Restart the computer to apply.

7. You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.
Enjoy

Related Tutorials

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• http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/61430-sleep-shortcut-create.html
• http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/819-hibernate-enable-disable.html
• http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/23836-hibernate-shortcut-create.html
• http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/35767-sleep-return-timeout-unattended-wake-up.html
• How to Add or Remove the Shut Down, Restart, Sleep, and Hibernate Commands in Windows 7

 

[Brink]

You're welcome. It'll remove "Lock" from the locations specified in the tutorials.

 

[drugo]

You're welcome. It'll remove "Lock" from the locations specified in the tutorials.

thanks a lot Blink

sadly can't give you reputation

 

[LordX]

HOW TO FIX ISSUE WITH LAPTOPS IN BATTERY MODE

In the registry where you put the ACSettingIndex you must also add DCSettingIndex

Both values should be set to 0.

Laptops on battery are running on DC power and windows differentiates this.

I simply experimented by putting in DCSettingIndex 0 to the registry and bam - sleep is disabled now whether or not I am plugged in.

This info should be added to the main thread!

 

[Brink]

Hello LordX, and welcome to Seven Forums.

Thank you for pointing this out. I have updated the tutorial to include that. Plus, it has been updated to be able to do the tutorial with REG file downloads so everyone doesn't have to manually do it anymore.

 

[Zuhl3156]

I can't enable Sleep again no matter what I try. The Regedit entry is blank. Any ideas?

 

[Brink]

Hello Zuhl,

Try downloading the .reg file in step 2 again. Something may have interrupted it before. Here's the content of the .reg file below.

[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Power\PowerSettings\abfc2519-3608-4c2a-94ea-171b0ed546ab]

 

[Zuhl3156]

It's not working. I've been using this ASRock Z97 Killer for a few days while my MSI Z97 Gaming 7 is being RMA'd. I should have that back this week. No matter what this ASRock board won't shut down unless I flip the switch on the PSU. That might have something to do with it not being able to process the Registry file. This is what I have in Registry:

 

[Brink]

Zuhl,

Your registry shows that you have successfully deleted the key to enable sleep from the .reg file, so there is something else wrong.

Please post a screenshot showing what you see in your shut down menu to see if it may help ID the issue.

As a test, does the sleep shortcut below work for you?

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/61430-sleep-shortcut-create.html

 

[Zuhl3156]

This is my shutdown menu. My system never sleeps by design. I can try the shortcut but I wouldn't know if it was working or not. Besides, when I shut down this motherboard my case fans, cold cathode tubes and H220 pumps keep running while the H220 radiator fans stop. I am trying to see if the Sleep being disabled is causing my mobo problems but it didn't affect my MSI board. Thanks for the quick replies. I have been using your mods and registry hacks for years. You run a great site and your tutorials are the best I have found.

 

[rusty post]

Is there something not good about putting your computer to sleep?

 

[Zuhl3156]

Is there something not good about putting your computer to sleep?

No, not really. I intended this as a Gaming PC and I wanted it running full speed at all times. I do have EIST lowering the clocks when idle now whereas it was always locked at 4.7 GHz. If I were rich I would be eccentric I guess. Right now the Sleep option doesn't even appear in the Windows Start button properties either.

 

[Zuhl3156]

Can someone post a screenshot of their Regedit so I can see what this entry should look like and enter it manually?

 

[Brink]

Zuhl,

Download and merge the .reg file attached below, then restart the computer afterwards. It'll restore the default registry entries for Sleep. Hopefully, it'll help.

 

[Zuhl3156]

That removed the Power entry entirely as seen in the screenshot below. I will try a Repair Install of Windows if necessary when I get my MSI board returned this week. My laptop's Registry looks identical without a Sleep entry. I looked in there last night hoping to find a value to enter manually into my Desktop's Registry. Here are my PC's specs except for my current Fatal1ty Z97 Killer motherboard by ASRock: Mods Rigs

 

[Brink]

That's the default, as it's not there by default.

 

[Zuhl3156]

Sleep is still grayed out in my Power-off drop down menu and not available in Power Button properties selections. I may have to enter the values manually to get my Sleep function back again. Thanks for all of your assistance.

 

[Brink]

What about the rest of the .reg file I uploaded? Did it restore the other registry entries for you?

Do you by chance have any all-in-one type utility programs installed that could be disabling sleep?

 

[Zuhl3156]

Sleep was working fine until I ran your Reg file to gray it out although I never used it. I thought it would be useful having it grayed out. I don't know what other Reg entries you are refering to. The reg file you uploaded deleted the Power entry after I ran it. The last time I ran the 'Enable Sleep' Reg file I got a warning that 'Disable Sleep' was preventing Windows from shutting down although I was running the 'Enable Sleep' file. I cancelled the Sutdown and ran the file again. Windows restarted but no success at restoring the Sleep function. Maybe there is another Registry key that was affected?

 

[Brink]

In that case, do a system restore using a restore point dated before you had this issue to undo it.

 

[Zuhl3156]

In that case, do a system restore using a restore point dated before you had this issue to undo it.

I don't know when the problem began. I never use sleep anyway so having it grayed out was useful so I didn't click it by accident. I plan to upgrade to Windows 7 Professional so I can max out my memory to 32 GB and will reinstall this Home Premium on my latest project. I got a G3258 and MSI Z97 PC Mate motherboard for $99 plus a $10 rebate. I couldn't resist. My bad.