Windows 10: Computer Sleep issues

Whenever I close the lid to my laptop the display turns off but the computer is still running can hear fan and light indicator on power button remains on but I can't turn it back on and have to fully turn it off and on again using the power button. I can still go to sleep mode from the start menu and reformatting my computer will temporarily fix the issue, but the problem returns eventually.

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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.

 

Issue with the application and computer going to sleep mode

Hello,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

• What is the make and model of the computer?
  
• Was there any major changes made prior to this issue?
  
• Does the computer go to sleep when trying to access any other applications?
  
  
  
  For the issues with Windows maximizing automatically, try these steps and let us know if it helps:
  

1. Open Ease of Access.
   
2. Click on make the mouse easier to use.
   
3. Under “Make it easier to manager Windows”, uncheck the first option “Activate the window by hovering over it with the mouse”.
   
4. Click on Apply and OK.
   

For issue related to computer going to sleep, try this step and let us know if it helps:

- Run the Power troubleshooter.

Open Settings and navigate to Update and Security>> Troubleshoot and run the Power Troubleshooter.

Hope this helps.

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Regards,

Gowrish S

Microsoft Community –Moderator

 

Computer Sleep Option Missing in Settings

The Settings Power and Sleep menu in Settings should list Screen and Sleep, where Sleep is used to tell when the PC goes to sleep. Sleep is missing, so my computer never sleeps. Fast startup and Hibernate are not enabled. I used Tutorial Add or Remove Sleep in Power menu in Windows 10 to change the registry while in administrative mode, but sleep still is not seen. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FlyoutMenuSettings now lists :1: It was 0 before the change.

I cannot get a large image, so will type Default REG_SZ (value not set) ShowHibernate REG_DWORD 0X00000000 (0) ShowLockOption REG_DWORD 0X00000000 (1) ShowLockOption REG_DWORD 0X00000000 (1) I used Option 3 to add sleep using the Group Policy Editor. The steps seemed to work fine, but sleep is still missing. I’m using a “new” refurbished Dell T3500 workstation with mbr running the current version of win10. I have a number of these computers, and the other all have the normal sleep mode . Any suggestions? Jim