Windows 10: Windows 10 PC Will Not Auto Sleep

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  1. /U/THEDETECTIVETACO
    /u/TheDetectiveTaco Win User

    Windows 10 PC Will Not Auto Sleep


    Hello I am having an issue where my custom built PC running Windows 10 will not auto sleep. I have the time set to sleep after 10 minutes and after that time the screen turns off but the computer doesn't actually sleep. The fans still run, RGB still lit and when you move the mouse the screen turns on and puts you right back at what you were doing instead of going to the sign in page. I can manually tell it to sleep using the sleep button on my keyboard or via the start menu but it just doesn't seem to want to auto sleep. Any help is appreciated.

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    /u/TheDetectiveTaco, Dec 22, 2019
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  2. S00TIE
    s00tie Win User

    Windows 10 Will Not Auto Sleep


    I've seen lots of threads about similar issues here and I think I've tried everything I've read but nothing will make my PC sleep. It worked fine with Windows 8.1 but since 10 it doesn't matter what I change, the only way to make the PC sleep is to do it manually.

    Here are some of the steps I've followed with no success:

    - powercfg /requests shows nothing
    - powercfg /energy doesn't show anything interesting
    - no media sharing is enabled
    - homegroup is disabled
    - disabling NIC has no effect
    - removing everything from the PC other than power and HDMI for video has no effect
    - everything but my mouse is set not to wake pc (I have also tried with the mouse also set to no avail)
    - updated drivers where possible

    The weird thing is if I don't log onto the PC from a reboot, it will sleep just fine - the minute I log on it refuses to auto sleep. Also, if I boot into Safe Mode, the sleep works just fine again.

    It's driving me crazy as combined with the auto setting for windows update (despite having disable wake timers selected) the PC will sometimes wake in the middle of the night and stay on until I sleep it again.

    A guy here at Reddit has the same issue, but the thread isn't seeing much activity:
    My self-built Windows 10 PC will not automatically go to sleep under any condition : techsupport

    Happy to answer questions about my setup or try suggestions.

    Thanks in advance!
     
    s00tie, Dec 22, 2019
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  3. AHHZZ
    Ahhzz Win User
    Windows 10 Tweaks

    Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

    Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

    • Open a new Explorer window.
    • Click View in the ribbon.
    • Click Options.
    • Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
    • Click OK


    credit to Lifehacker.
     
    Ahhzz, Dec 22, 2019
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  4. MICHELLE VIL
    Michelle Vil Win User

    Windows 10 PC Will Not Auto Sleep

    AUTO SLEEP IN WINDOW 10

    Hello,

    Software conflict is one of the possible reasons why you experience this auto sleep issue on your Windows 10 computer. Having said that we suggest performing the suggestions posted by Aleksandr 10 and JanElliott_1969 in this
    thread. Quite a lot of people found their suggestions helpful.

    Let us know if that worked out for you.
     
    Michelle Vil, Dec 22, 2019
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