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Fix: Windows 10 & 11 Computer Goes to Sleep Too Fast [Tested]

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Updated onJuly 9, 2024

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If yourWindows 10 computer goes to sleep too fast, it could be happening for several reasons, among them the lockout feature that ensures your computer is locked or sleeps when unattended, or your screensaver settings, and other issues like outdated drivers.

Your computer goes intosleep modebased on the power management, which caters both for your security and saving power, but sometimessleep modealso causes issues as you work.

This post will guide you through a series of solutions and troubleshooting fixes that will help you when Windows 10 goes to sleep too fast.

What to do if computer goes to sleep too quickly?

1. Run the Power troubleshooter

2. Create your own custom power plans

3. Update your graphics card drivers

Driver updates for Windows 10 are automatically downloaded and installed through Windows Update. To do this:

In addition, it exists another method to update your graphic drivers more efficiently, and namely using dedicated software likeOutbyte Driver Updater.

With this third-party solution, you can update the right drivers automatically without harming your system even more.

4. Control sleep/lockout mode

5. Use the power button to go to instant sleep

If you don’t want your computer to go tosleepon its own but want to do it manually, you can change the settings to ensure the power button is used forsleep mode. To do this:

This helps you save more power otherwise your computer waits for 10 minutes to turn off the screen, and another 30 minutes to go tosleep.Sleep modeuses very little power, and your computer will start up faster, so you can instantly resume your work from you left off. If you have a low battery, Windows will save all your work, and turn off the machine.

6. Check Screensaver Settings

7. Change System unattended sleep timeout

If the screensaver settings solution doesn’t work when Windows 10 goes to sleep too fast, check the System’s unattended sleep timeout settings. To do this:

8. Perform a clean boot

If Windows 10 goes tosleeptoo fast even after trying the above solutions, perform a clean boot to eliminate software conflicts that happen when you install a program or update or run a program in Windows. To do this:

9. Change Power options settings

10. Change the time when the display turns off when your PC is locked

Note: These steps enable the Console lock display off timeout. To customize this option at any time, do this:

11. Change the Lock screen timeout using Command Prompt

Note:You must change“60”in the command line with the timeout time you want to use, in seconds. For example, if you want the screen to turn on for 5 minutes, use300at the end of the command.

The command in the second step will work when your computer is using AC power. Replace/SETACVALUEINDEXfor/SETDCVALUEINDEXif you want to change the timeout setting on your laptop or tablet running on battery.

Let us know if any of these solutions worked by leaving a comment in the section below.

Fix: Windows 10 & 11 Computer Goes to Sleep Too Fast [Tested]#

What to do if computer goes to sleep too quickly?#

1. Run the Power troubleshooter#

2. Create your own custom power plans#

3. Update your graphics card drivers#

4. Control sleep/lockout mode#

5. Use the power button to go to instant sleep#

6. Check Screensaver Settings#

7. Change System unattended sleep timeout#

8. Perform a clean boot#

9. Change Power options settings#

10. Change the time when the display turns off when your PC is locked#

11. Change the Lock screen timeout using Command Prompt#