Disable Sleep and Hibernate

Stephan Pringle Friday, July 25, 2003

If you need to disable sleep and hibernate on your system running Microsoft Windows, you will need to do this from the Control Panel.

Start
Control Panel
Hardware and Sound
Change when the computer sleeps
Power Options Screen
Put the computer to sleep: Never
Change settings screen
Save Changes

Click on Change advanced power settings
Expand Sleep
Expand Hibernate after
Set the Minutes to 0 to turn off
Set Minute
Click Ok
Save Changes and Close Window

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Stephan Pringle

About The Author: Stephan Pringle is an Information Technology Support Specialist. He covers hardware and software and provides tips for you to troubleshoot and repair issues on your own. In his spare time, he writes articles about the State of New York on his Hackintosh and HackBook and that has helped him to become the top contributor of the New York City section of Yahoo! Answers.

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