Windows 10: Add or Remove Sleep in Power menu in Windows 10

How to: Add or Remove Sleep in Power menu in Windows 10

How to Add or Remove Sleep from Power menu in Windows 10


Sleep uses very little power, your PC starts up faster, and youre instantly back to where you left off. You dont have to worry that you'll lose your work because of your battery draining because Windows automatically saves all your work and turns off the PC if the battery is too low. Use sleep when youre going to be away from your PC for just a little while like when youre taking a coffee break.

For a lot of PCs (especially laptops and tablets), your PC goes to sleep when you close your lid or press the power button.

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove sleep from showing in the Power menu for all users in Windows 10.

*Warning You must be signed in as an administrator to add or remove sleep in the Power menu.


CONTENTS:

• Option One: Add or Remove Sleep in Power Menu using Power Options
• Option Two: Add or Remove Sleep in Power Menu using a REG file
• Option Three: Add or Remove Sleep in Power Menu using Local Group Policy Editor
• Option Four: Add or Remove Sleep in Power Menu via Group Policy using a REG file

EXAMPLE: Sleep in Power menu

*Arrow Alt+F4 Shut Down Windows




*Arrow Ctrl+Alt+Del




*Arrow Sign-in screen




*Arrow *Start Start menu




*Arrow Win+X Quick Link menu








OPTION ONE [/i] Add or Remove Sleep in Power Menu using Power Options
1. Open the Control Panel (icons view), and click/tap on the Power Options icon.

2. Click/tap on the Choose what the power buttons do link on the left side. (see screenshot below)



3. Click/tap on the Change settings that are currently unavailable link at the top. (see screenshot below)



4. If prompted by UAC, click/tap on Yes.

5. Do step 6 (on) or step 7 (off) below for what you would like to do.


6. To Add Sleep to Power menu
A) Check the Sleep box under Shutdown settings, and click/tap on Save changes. (see screenshot below step 7)

*note This is the default setting.

7. To Remove Sleep from Power menu
A) Uncheck the Sleep box under Shutdown settings, and click/tap on Save changes. (see screenshot below)









OPTION TWO [/i] Add or Remove Sleep in Power Menu using a REG file

*note The downloadable .reg files below will modify the DWORD in the registry key below.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FlyoutMenuSettings

ShowSleepOption DWORD

0 = Remove
1 = Add


1. Do step 2 (add) or step 3 (remove) below for what you would like to do.


2. To Add Sleep in Power Menu
*note This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Add_Sleep_in_Power_menu.reg

Download
3. To Remove Sleep in Power Menu
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Remove_Sleep_in_Power_menu.reg

Download
4. Save the .reg file to your desktop.

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

6. When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7. If you like, you can delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.





OPTION THREE [/i] Add or Remove Sleep in Power Menu using Local Group Policy Editor

*note If enabled of disabled, this option will override and gray out Option One and Option Two.

The Local Group Policy Editor is only available in the Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions.

All editions can use Option Four below to set this policy.
1. Open the Local Group Policy Editor.

2. In the left pane of Local Group Policy Editor, navigate to the location below. (see screenshot below)
*Arrow Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/File Explorer




3. In the right pane of File Explorer in Local Group Policy Editor, double click/tap on the Show sleep in the power options menu policy to edit it. (see screenshot above)

4. Do step 5 (add), step 6 (remove), or step 7 (default) below for what you would like to do.


5. To Enable Show Sleep in Power Menu
A) Select (dot) Enabled, click/tap on OK, and go to step 8 below. (see screenshot below)

7. To Disable Show Sleep in Power Menu
A) Select (dot) Disabled, click/tap on OK, and go to step 8 below. (see screenshot below)

8. Default Sleep in Power Menu
A) Select (dot) Not Configured, click/tap on OK, and go to step 8 below. (see screenshot below)




8. When finished, you can close the Local Group Policy Editor if you like.





OPTION FOUR [/i] Add or Remove Sleep in Power Menu via Group Policy using a REG file

*note If enabled of disabled, this option will override and gray out Option One and Option Two.

The downloadable .reg files below will add and modify the DWORD value in the registry key below.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System

ShowSleepOption DWORD

(delete) = default
1 = Add
0 = Remove


1. Do step 2 (add), step 3 (remove), or step 4 (default) below for what you would like to do.


2. To Enable Show Sleep in Power Menu
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 5 below.

Add_Sleep_to_power_menu_by_policy.reg

Download

3. To Disable Show Sleep in Power Menu
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 5 below.

Remove_Sleep_from_power_menu_by_policy.reg

Download

4. Default Sleep in Power Menu
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 5 below.

Default_Not_Configured_Sleep_power_menu_policy.reg

Download

5. Save the .reg file to your desktop.

6. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

7. When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

8. When finished, you can delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.

That's it,
Shawn


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Sleep mode

Try:

Add or Remove Sleep in Power menu in Windows 10

 

Battery draining in Sleeping mode in Windows 10

This may not be the answer to the main question, but there is an alternate solution to the requirement. One can

enable and use use the functionality of hibernation on windows 10. its been around even in previous versions. Its a deeper sleep...almost dead sleep. enjoy

 

Hello Phil, and welcome to Ten Forums. *Smile

The video was for disabling Connected Standby. You should just have to change CsEnabled back to 1, and restart the computer to undo it.

 

haha wow that's weird! I tried it yesterday and it didn't work. I've just tried it again and BAM, it worked!

Thx a lot for the quick answer,

Have a nice day *Smile

Phil

 

You're most welcome. I hope you have a great day as well. *Smile

 

Any idea how to apply the 'FlyourMenuSetting' reg entry in Audit mode?

When I set it and then sysprep a system the Sleep option comes back.

My current 'solution' is to use the old 7 tweak:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Power\PowerSettings\abfc2519-3608-4c2a-94ea-171b0ed546ab]
"ACSettingIndex"=dword:00000000
"DCSettingIndex"=dword:00000000

But that Disables Sleep and Removes the Options from the Power screen as well.

 

Could you please explain more? There must be a typo in 'FlyourMenuSetting' , I really do not understand what you mean.

 

@Kari,

I believe he means "flyout menu setting", and how to apply Option 2 in audit mode.

 

Yes - this - bad typing (sorry)