You never want the computer to go to sleep?
Type Power Options into the start search box
Press enter.
Select ChangePlan settings next to the prefered plan that is selected
Set Put the computer to sleep - Never.
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original title: mwpetty
How do I stop my computer from going to sleep?
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You never want the computer to go to sleep?
Type Power Options into the start search box
Press enter.
Select ChangePlan settings next to the prefered plan that is selected
Set Put the computer to sleep - Never.
Change Power Settings
How to:
This does not work, besides the answer is incomplete, there are many more parameters to consider.
Win 10 goes to sleep in many cases that you don't want.
There does not seem to be a SINGLE parameter that forces Win 10 NOT to SLEEP,
This didn't help at all. Laptop still shuts down after 3 minutes. All downloads are cut off and I have to start over.
Has that worked out for you? I'm using a program to constantly update Excel spreadsheets that are connected to Power Query / Power Pivot (via APIs) and these programs need to run every 10-30 minutes daily. When I come in on Monday morning after a weekend, the reports are generally stuck because the PC went to sleep.