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Braylons
Iron Contributor
Mar 06, 2025

Sleep Mode results in Shut Down

I have "Put Computer to Sleep" at 15 minutes idle in the power options. Double checked and verified this. This past week my PC started shutting down minutes after being put to Sleep. It has done it on the timer as well as manually. I'm kinda stumped on what changed or why this suddenly started. And I don't want to disable "Fast Startup" like Google has suggested. I don't feel like disabling a good thing is a solution to fixing a problem. Built this PC in 2021...

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    JadeMontana
    Copper Contributor
    Mar 14, 2025
    1. Check the power settings:
      Open Control Panel > Power Options.
      Click on “Select Power Button Functions” and make sure the “Sleep” option is enabled.
      Check “Change settings that are currently unavailable” to make sure sleep mode is not disabled.
      2. Update the driver:
      Sleep mode issues may be related to driver incompatibility.
      Update the graphics card, chipset and power management drivers:
      Open “Device Manager”, right-click on the relevant device and select “Update Driver”.
      3. Check BIOS/UEFI settings:
      Enter the BIOS/UEFI settings and check if the power management options (e.g. ACPI settings) are correctly configured to ensure that the BIOS/UEFI has been updated to the latest version.

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