So, I got a HP Elitebook 1040 G10 I5 13th gen 16/512GB SSD laptop, and among other things, I use it to play music while I work in my workshop (it’s super-portable and that’s its greatest strength for other normal use & work, but it’s often in the workshop 🙂 ). However, it would go to sleep when left unattended – even when plugged in!
I tried the usual Windows Power settings and that didn’t help.
What did the trick? Two things:
1. Standard Windows (11) power options
Control Panel\Hardware and Sound\Power Options
There, I chose “Balanced” instead of the default “HP Optimized (Modern Standby).
Then, I went to:
Control Panel\Hardware and Sound\Power Options\Edit Plan Settings
clicked the “Change advanced power settings” and set the computer to not go to sleep for hour(s) even when running on a battery (I set it to hybernate when the battery reaches 5%).
2. Advanced System Unattended Sleep Timeout options
Windows has a hidden setting called “System Unattended Sleep Timeout”. This setting determines how long the system waits before it goes to sleep after the last user interaction has occurred. Here’s how to adjust it:
- Right-click on the Start button and select Run.
- Type
regeditand press Enter to open the Registry Editor. - Navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\PowerSettings\238C9FA8-0AAD-41ED-83F4-97BE242C8F20\7bc4a2f9-d8fc-4469-b07b-33eb785aaca0 - Double-click on Attributes.
- Change the value from
1na2i kliknite OK. - Zatvorite Registry Editor and go back to Power Options > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings.
- The System Unattended Sleep Timeout option should now be visible under the “Sleep” category, allowing you to set it to 666 minutes. 🙂
That’s it.
