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PC going to sleep every 15 seconds!
I had been putting off the upgrade to Windows 11 but eventually gave in to Microsoft's constant reminders. Install seemed to go OK, but as soon as I started to use it the screen would suddenly black-out every 15-20 seconds (whether I was using the keyboard/mouse or not). That is, not random. Had to re-enter my Windows pin to get access, but had to then type pretty quickly before the next "shutdown"! No crash, the computer had just gone to sleep! I checked the obvious power management settings and all seemed OK. Google search revealed a few YT videos but the solutions were very complex (registry stuff) and I didn't want to go that way. Experience (with previous versions of Windows) has shown that they don't normally work anyway.
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I don't know if this is what your case is but something similar happened to me. In the BIOS settings of my Lenovo laptop there was a feature called "presence settings" or something along those lines. Any time I scooted back or stood up my screen would go to sleep and lock me out. Seemed to happen every 15 to 30 seconds. Try to see if you can disable that feature if it applies to you.
If the problem persists, it could be a compatibility issue with your hardware and Windows 11, or a driver bug. In that case, consider rolling back to Windows 10 temporarily until a fix is released, or consult your PC manufacturer's support for specific guidance.
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