Windows 10: Windows 10 Sleep Mode : My Narcoleptic PC

PREFACE: My computer frequently falls asleep. I have sleep automatically when afk disabled. but haven't always and this still happens Basically I'll be using my pc and suddenly popups will not work, right clicking flashes the right click menu but won't keep it up. The windows button sort of works, works if I left click then right click. Saving windows in apps like photoshop will not pop up. Task manager will open but as soon as I click it it closes. TLDR: My laptop running windows 10 will think it's sleeping and think the overlay for the sign in screen is active while I'm using it. I know th

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Sleep mode

Hi,

This issue with sleep mode could have happened due to corrupted or outdated drivers. To resolve your issue, we suggest that you update your drivers. You can follow the steps provided in this

article.

If the issue still persists, we also suggest that you change the settings in your Windows 10. You can follow the steps provided in this

article. This will give you steps to shut down, sleep, or hibernate your PC.

Update us with the result so we can further assist you.

 

Windows 10 PC will not go into sleep mode

My new Windows 10 pc set to go into sleep mode after 2 hours and it doesn't happen - I can put into sleep mode manually but often it comes out of sleep by itself. I have tried all of the suggestions and have had no luck.

 

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.