Windows 10: After idle for a few minutes, PC reboots

I am running Windows 11, and if I leave my PC hp victus 15fb0xxx idle for a few minutes, it reboots. If I use it continuously, it's fine. I have installed every system update and checked my drivers to make sure they are up to date and I even ran a virus scan I use McAfee. If I set my power settings to never put my screen or PC to sleep, the issue still occurs. Is there anything that can be done about this? I've tried multiple methods of forcing my PC to not restart by itself, but nothing seems to be stopping it from doing whatever it wants.

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After idle for a few minutes, PC reboots

1) The only additional hardware I have connected to my computer is a webcam. I unplugged it and the problem still persists.

2) I followed those instructions to uncheck auto-restart under system failure, and at first I thought this fixed the problem, but it did not. Now after idle for a few minutes the computer freezes altogether rather than re-starting. The display remains
on, it doesn't go to sleep, and it doesn't register key presses or mouse movement. I have to manually turn it off and on again using the power button in order to get it working again. Does this mean my system is failing every time the PC is idle? What would
cause this?

If I use my PC continuously, it is fine. It is only when it is idle for a few minutes that it crashes like this. It has been so frustrating that I've been avoiding using my PC and using my work laptop for my personal uses, which is why I haven't been responding
quickly to your suggestions. Thanks in advance for your continued help!

 

After idle for a few minutes, PC reboots

Sorry for the slow reply!

1) I am not running any special power plan software that I know of.

2) I only changed the power settings AFTER the issue started happening. I had changed them to see if the issue still occurred if I set the computer to never go to sleep. It still occurred.

I used the method you described to return to my PC to the default power settings ("Balanced" power plan, with Screen: turn off display after 10 minutes, PC: sleep after 30 minutes).

The issue still persists. To reiterate, the issue is that if I leave the computer idle for a few minutes, it restarts itself. If it is left idle after the re-start, it will re-start AGAIN. Sometimes, it will freeze during this re-start sequence and I will
have to power-down with the power button. This issue started occurring approximately one month ago.

 

PC shows lock screen after a few minutes idle

Thanks for the response but I have no screen saver set.






Any other suggestions? This is a royal PITA!