Windows 10: After pc setting pc to sleep everything turned grey after trying to use it again

Discus and support After pc setting pc to sleep everything turned grey after trying to use it again in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; Hello!I had put my pc to sleep while going to school again and after coming back after approximately 4 hours and i tried to use my pc everything was... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Argo Roodla, Jan 28, 2025.

  1. After pc setting pc to sleep everything turned grey after trying to use it again


    Hello!I had put my pc to sleep while going to school again and after coming back after approximately 4 hours and i tried to use my pc everything was just grey, all wallpapers were gone and replaced by grey screens, file explorer had lost all its color and was grey, websites on browser are all thes ame grey and so on, only video games still work fine and have all the color etc but everything else is just grey, This microsoft website should have either black or whit background but all that is gone aswell. I will add a few pictures showing the issue and see if you can help me with this. I tried r

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    Argo Roodla, Jan 28, 2025
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  2. My pc is going to sleep after 5 minutes of inactivity

    Hi Sebastian,

    Your PC might be set to sleep once it is idle for 5mins. For you to adjust this setting, we suggest looking into the
    Power Options advanced settings. Follow these steps:

    • Open Control Panel and click on Power Options.
    • On your Preferred plans, click Change plan settings.
    • Click Change advanced power settings.
    • Expand Sleep and System unattended sleep timeout.
    • Set how many minutes you want your system to be left idle before it goes to sleep.

    Let us know how it turns out.

    Regards.
     
    Vanessa Yar, Jan 28, 2025
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  3. "authentication is required when this pc wakes up from sleep" to change this setting is greyed out in Windows 10

    I didn't change this setting but all of a sudden I am required to sign in when my PC wakes up from sleep. When I go to Sign In Options it says that "Authentication is required when this PC wakes up from sleep. To change this, go to Settings and search
    for Power & Sleep. However, the area to change is greyed out and Power and Sleep offers no changes for sign in. I am using Windows 10 and all of the suggestions to fix this problem do not seem to apply to Windows 10.
     
    NancyTowers, Jan 28, 2025
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  4. After pc setting pc to sleep everything turned grey after trying to use it again

    PC turns on straight away after sleep mode is on

    Hi Danny,

    Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community. We are sorry for the inconvenience caused.

    I see that you system is still on even if the sleep mode option is turned on. This might be due to the change in the power plan settings.

    Please follow the below methods and check if it works,

    Method 1: I suggest you to run in-built Power troubleshooter and check. Follow the steps:

    • Press Windows Key + X.
    • Click on Control Panel.
    • Select Troubleshooting on the left pane, click on
      View All.
    • Click on Power to run the troubleshooter.
    Method 2: If the above method doesn’t help, I would suggest you to reset and restore all of the default Power Plans back with their default settings. Follow the steps.

    • Press Windows Key + X.
    • Type Power Options and then Enter.
    • In the left pane Select Change when the computer sleeps.
    • Select Restore default settings on this plan.
    • Restart the computer and check with the issue.
    Reply us if you have further queries we will be glad to assist you.
     
    Anup Karkal, Jan 28, 2025
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