Windows 8 Pro goes to Sleep after 60 seconds of inactivity

So after a lot of digging and trying many things, the below solution worked for me. But if someone can verify this worked for them, that would be great:

It seems like maybe Windows is viewing the return from sleep as a remote wakeup which apparently times out to idle faster than other wake ups. To change this function, delete the following registry key: (maybe using the power button to return to sleep as suggested would be a work around?)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\PowerSettings\238C9FA8-0AAD-41ED-83F4-97BE242C8F20\7bc4a2f9-d8fc-4469-b07b-33eb785aaca0\DefaultPowerSchemeValues

To do this, Win Key + R (brings up the run menu), then type "regedit.exe" and navigate to the key location listed above. To be safe, you should save (export) that key before you delete it.

Alternatively, you could edit each of the sub-keys instead of deleting them. Each corresponds to one of the power plans. If you choose ACSettings you are choosing a behavior for when the machine is plugged in, DCSettings are for battery power. If you edit the key, switch do "decimal" The value listed is in seconds, and can be changed to any value you choose.

Please see this post for more information: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/da-DK/w7itprogeneral/thread/6909b30f-f71d-4dc6-9c42-12db1d38944f

So after a lot of digging and trying many things, the below solution worked for me. But if someone can verify this worked for them, that would be great:

It seems like maybe Windows is viewing the return from sleep as a remote wakeup which apparently times out to idle faster than other wake ups. To change this function, delete the following registry key: (maybe using the power button to return to sleep as suggested would be a work around?)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\PowerSettings\238C9FA8-0AAD-41ED-83F4-97BE242C8F20\7bc4a2f9-d8fc-4469-b07b-33eb785aaca0\DefaultPowerSchemeValues

To do this, Win Key + R (brings up the run menu), then type "regedit.exe" and navigate to the key location listed above. To be safe, you should save (export) that key before you delete it.

Alternatively, you could edit each of the sub-keys instead of deleting them. Each corresponds to one of the power plans. If you choose ACSettings you are choosing a behavior for when the machine is plugged in, DCSettings are for battery power. If you edit the key, switch do "decimal" The value listed is in seconds, and can be changed to any value you choose.

Please see this post for more information: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/da-DK/w7itprogeneral/thread/6909b30f-f71d-4dc6-9c42-12db1d38944f

Hi, 

It worked for me, thank you!

had the same issue with Windows 10 (Built 10162) on my laptop. I have removed all the registry folders under the ...\DefaultPowerSchemeValues.

After a reboot the issue has been  disappeared.