Windows locking into sleep mode

Anonymous
2019-07-06T18:08:07+00:00

2 days ago i upgraded my windows 10 to build 1903 , since then ,

randomly and during any activity (gaming , watching a video ..etc) , 

screen with the word "locking" in the middle appears for half a second and my laptop goes into sleep mode 

and then i have to turn it on again 

this never happened before the update , i tried to reset and fresh start but, nothing worked , and now i can't get back to previous build 

what do i do ? 

HELP , PLEASE

SOLUTION 

Hey guys

So, I solved the issue (for me, at least) a long time ago but forgot to report back. My apologies

Basically,

Settings -> power and sleep -> additional power settings -> change advanced power settings -> battery

Then, change critical battery action and low battery action to do nothing both on battery and plugged in

I don't know if others already solved the problem In a different way, but i Hope that helps

Have a good day

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Anonymous
2020-10-15T11:52:47+00:00

Hey guys

So, I solved the issue (for me, at least) a long time ago but forgot to report back. My apologies 

Basically, 

Settings -> power and sleep -> additional power settings -> change advanced power settings -> battery 

Then, change critical battery action and low battery action to do nothing both on battery and plugged in 

I don't know if others already solved the problem In a different way, but i Hope that helps 

Have a good day

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-10-16T11:56:19+00:00

    My problem was solved almost right away when I plugged my laptop into a different outlet. That doesn't make sense to me but that is what happened. Everything was back to normal. It originally was plugged into a London Hydro power bar that is programmable and that I have had issues with. I switched to a regular wall outlet and the problem went away. I hope this helps.

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-10-16T06:14:42+00:00

    I too have this "Locking" issue after windows updated just few days ago.

    I tried setting the times for screen saver, battery etc. to prevent this happening but it is still coming back.

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-10-16T00:13:12+00:00

    Thanks for reporting back to help others.  Will any others who try this solution please report back on your results. 

    Also, John, do you remember where you found this solution so I can hunt it down and mark it Answer?    I'm not able to mark an Original Post Answer.

    Sorry but I actually figured it out myself.

    I wanted to mark my reply as the answer or the post as solved and couldn't as well. You could copy my reply and I'll mark it as the answer if you wish

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  4. Greg Carmack 24,780 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2020-10-15T22:19:42+00:00

    Thanks for reporting back to help others.  Will any others who try this solution please report back on your results. 

    Also, John, do you remember where you found this solution so I can hunt it down and mark it Answer?    I'm not able to mark an Original Post Answer.

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