Windows 10: Enable or Disable Windows To Go using Sleep on Windows 10 PC

How to: Enable or Disable Windows To Go using Sleep on Windows 10 PC

How to Enable or Disable Windows To Go Workspace using Sleep on Windows 10 PC


editions that enables the creation of a Windows To Go workspace that can be booted from a USB-connected external drive on PCs (hosts). The portable Windows To Go workspace will run using the hardware and resources of the host PC.

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable allowing the Windows To Go workspace USB flash drive on your Windows 10 PC.

*Warning You must be signed in as an administrator to be able to enable or disable allowing sleep when starting from a Windows To Go workspace.



Warning Windows To Go is no longer being developed.

The feature does not support feature updates and therefore does not enable you to stay current. It also requires a specific type of USB that is no longer supported by many OEMs.

*Arrow Features being removed or deprecated in Windows 10 version 1903


CONTENTS:

• Option One: To Enable or Disable Sleep when Starting from a Windows to Go workspace in Group Policy
• Option Two: To Enable or Disable Sleep when Starting from a Windows to Go workspace using a REG file

OPTION ONE [/i] To Enable or Disable Sleep when Starting from a Windows to Go workspace in Group Policy

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

All editions can use Option TWO below.
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\Portable Operating System




3. In the right pane of Portable Operating System in Local Group Policy Editor, double click/tap on the Disallow standby sleep states (S1-S4) when starting from a Windows To Go workspace policy to edit it. (see screenshot above)

4. Do step 5 (enable) or step 6 (disable) below for what you would like to do.


5. To Enable Sleep when Starting from a Windows to Go workspace
A) Select (dot) Not Configured or Disabled, click/tap on OK, and go to step 7 below. (see screenshot below)

*note Not Configured is the default setting.

6. To Disable Sleep when Starting from a Windows to Go workspace
A) Select (dot) Enabled, click/tap on OK, and go to step 7 below. (see screenshot below)




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





OPTION TWO [/i] To Enable or Disable Sleep when Starting from a Windows to Go workspace using a REG file

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

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Policies\Microsoft\PortableOperatingSystem

Sleep DWORD

(delete) = Enable
0 = Disable

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


2. To Enable Sleep when Starting from a Windows to Go workspace
*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.

Enable_Windows_To_Go_sleep_on_PC.reg

Download

3. To Disable Sleep when Starting from a Windows to Go workspace
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Disable_Windows_To_Go_sleep_on_PC.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 now delete the downloaded .reg file.

That's it,
Shawn


Related Tutorials

• How to Create a Windows To Go Workspace USB in Windows 10
• How to Enable or Disable Windows To Go Workspace using Hibernate on Windows 10 PC
• How to Change Windows To Go Startup Options in Windows 10
• How to Specify Windows To Go Default Startup Options in Windows 10
• How to Put Your Computer to Sleep in Windows 10
• How to Add or Remove Sleep from Power menu in Windows 10
• How to See Sleep States Available on your Windows 10 PC

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