Windows 10: How to keep ethernet port powered when computer is in sleep mode?

I am using a desktop with windows 10. For the longest time my computer would maintain an internet connection when in sleep mode. Today, it randomly stopped doing that and now when my computer goes into sleep mode the ethernet port turns off right before the PC officially sleeps.

I have a wired connection, and the device in device manager is Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller.


My Device Manager Settings for the RealTek Controller:

• Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power is checked OFF.
• Energy Efficient Ethernet is Disabled.
• Wake on Magic Packet is Enabled.
• I uninstalled the driver and reinstalled it.
• I also tried installing the latest driver for windows 10 that I saw on Realtek's website.

Power & Sleep Settings:

• Balanced Plan.
• Networking connectivity in Standby is Enabled.

Nothing has worked, and I feel like I've run out of options from my research online. I can live without it, but it's a convenience I'd like to have back. Any ideas on how to fix this?

:)

 

sleep mode and power options not working on Windows 10

Hi,

Thank you for contacting Microsoft Forums.

For issues with sleep mode and power options follow the steps provided below.

Run the Power troubleshooter and check.

Follow the steps to run the troubleshooter:

• Open Control Panel.
• Type Troubleshooting in search and click
  Troubleshooting.
• Now type Power in the search option.
• Click on Power troubleshooter to run.

I would suggest you to try updating the Display driver and check if the issue persists. If you already have all the latest drivers from Windows updates, then I would suggest you to visit the computer manufacturer's website, download and install the latest
drivers in compatibility mode and check.

Hope this helps.

 

Sleep mode

Hi Adam,

For us to better assist with your issue on sleep mode, we'd like to ask a few questions.

• Have you made any updates to your computer before experiencing this issue?
• What troubleshooting steps have you done so far?

In the meantime, we suggest that you refer to this thread and follow the answer of Andre
Da Costa to troubleshoot the issue with sleep mode missing.

You can also refer to this article that was
created by Andre Da Costa to enable sleep mode.

Looking forward to you response.

 

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