Windows 10: Increasing "Sleep Hours" for my computer

Hi everyone! Hope you're doing fine in this Pandemic!I was wondering if we could increase the sleep hours of the laptop. For Eg: If I kept my Laptop on Sleep for 3 hours, it would shut down immediately. Unfortunately, that's what I don't want.I want: To change these settings and either increase/decrease these timings. Thank you for your valuable time!

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What is up with the sleep function in Windows 10?

Hi Bruce,

Thank you for contacting Microsoft Community.
I will surely help you to fix the issue with sleep mode.

This issue could have occurred due to incorrect power settings.

I suggest you to try the following steps to increase the time limit for computer to go into sleep mode once left it idle:

• 
  Click on Start and click on
  Settings.
  
• 
  Double-click System.
  
• 
  In the left pane click on
  Power & Sleep.
  
• 
  Under the section
  sleep, change the time limit for computer to go to sleep.
  
• 
  Restart the computer and check if it helps.
  

Hope this information helps. Reply to the post with updated status of the issue so that we can assist you further.

 

Computer sleeping

Hi,

For us to better understand your concern, kindly answer the following questions:

• When did the issue start?
• Were there any changes made on your computer before encountering the issue?
• What are the troubleshooting steps you've done so far?
• Is you computer going to sleep while you're using it?
• How many minutes does it take before your computer goes to sleep?

Hope to hear from you soon.

 

After Windows 10 Anniversary Update Computer Not Sleeping

Hello.

Does disabling the HID-Complaint Touch Screen driver resolves the issue? If yes, we suggest that you disable it and see if your device go into Sleep mode after a period of inactivity.

We also suggest to check if the settings of the Power Options of your device are set so that the device will go into Sleep mode after a period of time. You may follow the steps below to check is Sleep mode is enabled on your device:

• Press the Windows button + X, then click on
  Power Options.
• Click Change when the computer
  sleeps.
• Change the settings to your preferred settings.

Keep us updated on the results.

Regards.