Windows 10: How to diagnose why desktop is entering "away mode" instead of entering sleep

Hi all,When I click on sleep from the start menu, sometimes my desktop will enter "away mode" according to even viewer instead of going to sleep. This is very annoying as I have to use hibernate instead of sleep which takes a while to wake up from.Once my desktop has been on for long enough and this problem arises, the only way to fix it is to restart the device. Hibernating will not fix the bug, as in I cannot hibernate and then successfully sleep after power on if the problem has started occurring.I have not messed with the BIOS recently or have done anything in the last few months to have

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LAPTOP NOT ENTERING INTO SLEEP MODE

I am experiencing a sleep problem with my laptop. Whenever I attempt to put it in sleep mode, it only gets locked and doesn't actually enter sleep mode. It remains active and only becomes locked, failing to enter sleep mode. Additionally, the power button light doesn't blink as it should in sleep mode; instead, it remains steady.

 

Entering Away Mode instead of Sleep as a result of system idle?

Thanks for your comment - your solution would surely work as well!

What I ended up doing is that...

1. I set the system's sleep & hibernation timer to "Never" as you suggested and...
   
2. I created a .bat file, which sends the system into sleep after a certain idle period. Due to my Away Mode Policy, the computer does not go to normal Sleep, but instead goes into Away Mode instead, because the .bat file is considered as "User intiated action"
   
3. I then scheduled the .bat file to be run after a certain time period of idle with Task Scheduler
   

Kind regards,

Joona

 

Entering Away Mode instead of Sleep as a result of system idle?

Hi all,

I'm trying to configure my living room PC so that it would function as a WiFi hotspot continuously. I was unable to keep my WiFi, VPN and Mobile Hotspot on while in Sleep (S3) mode, but I noticed that while in Away Mode my computer functions just as I expected - it keeps sharing WiFi and wakes from the sleep fast.

I've successfully enabled Allow Away Mode Policy, and modified the PC so that each time a user tries to enter a sleep state the computer will go to Away Mode instead. However, if the system goes to a sleep state as a result of system idle, the PC won't enter Away Mode, but instead goes to a regular low power Sleep state.

Is there anyway that I could modify the outcome of system idle so that the computer would enter Away Mode instead of normal Sleep mode? Alternatively, would it be possible to schedule a custom task that would force the PC to enter Away Mode?

Thanks a lot!