• Change Sleep Time On Windows 10

In the ‘Windows Update’ window you should see a ‘Change settings’ option on the left side, click on it, this will open ‘Change settings’ window. About half way down the ‘Change Settings’ window, in the ‘Important updates’ box you should see a link labeled ‘Updates will be automatically installed during the maintenance window’, click on the link to open the ‘Automatic Maintenance’ window. As you can see, I have the default setting of 20 minutes for the monitor sleep, though you can extend it if you’d prefer. If you don’t see “System hibernates”, that’s because you haven’t enabled the hibernation feature, which is accessible by the Hibernate tab.

Change Sleep Time On Windows 10

In this post, we will see how you can prevent your primary, secondary or external hard disk drive or USB from going to sleep on a Windows 10/8/7 computer. You do not want your external hard disk going to sleep and yet you find that at times it goes into the Sleep mode. Is a power-saving state that lets you quickly resume full-power operation when you want to start working again. Prevent Hard Disk from going to SleepTo prevent the Hard Disk from going to sleep, click on the Battery / Power icon in the taskbar and select More Power options. In the Control Panel windows which opens, select Change Plan settings for your current Power Plan.

In the next window, select Change advanced power settings.In the Power Options box that opens, click the + sign next to the Hard Disk option. Here you will see the required settings under Turn off hard disk after heading. Change the value to 0.Click on Apply OK and exit. This setting will prevent your hard disk from entering the Sleep mode.

First, you’ll need to tackle the Registry to add the timeout setting to your PC’s power options. You can do that by editing the Registry manually or downloading our one-click hacks. After adding the setting, you’ll then set your timeout using the standard Power Options applet in the Control Panel.

Here’s how to get it all done. Add Timeout Setting to Power Options by Editing the Registry ManuallyTo add the timeout setting to power options, you just need to make an adjustment to one setting in the Windows Registry.Standard warning: Registry Editor is a powerful tool and misusing it can render your system unstable or even inoperable. This is a pretty simple hack and as long as you stick to the instructions, you shouldn’t have any problems.

That said, if you’ve never worked with it before, consider reading about before you get started. And definitely (and!) before making changes.Open the Registry Editor by hitting Start and typing “regedit.” Press Enter to open Registry Editor and give it permission to make changes to your PC.In the Registry Editor, use the left sidebar to navigate to the following key: HKEYLOCALMACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlPowerPowerSettings7516b95f-f776-4464-8c53-06167f40cc998EC4B3A5-6868-48c2-BE75-4F3044BE88A7In the right-hand pane, double-click the Attributes value to open its properties window. Change the value in the “Value data” box from 1 to 2, and then click OK.That’s all you have to do in the Registry. Your next step will be changing the timeout setting using Power Options. Should you ever want to remove that setting from Power Options, just go back and change the Attributes value from 2 back to 1. Download Our One-Click HackIf you don’t feel like diving into the Registry yourself, we’ve created some a couple of registry hacks you can use.

The “Add Lock Screen Timeout Setting to Power Options” hack creates the changes the Attributes value from 1 to 2. The “Remove Lock Screen Timeout Setting from Power Options (Default)” hack changes the Attributes value from 2 back to 1, restoring its default setting. Both hacks are included in the following ZIP file. Double-click the one you want to use and click through the prompts. When you’ve applied the hack you want, the changes will take place immediately.RELATED:These hacks are really just the 8EC4B3A5-6868-48c2-BE75-4F3044BE88A7 key, stripped down to the Attributes value we talked about in the previous section and then exported to a.REG file. Running either of the enable sets that value to the appropriate number. And if you enjoy fiddling with the Registry, it’s worth taking the time to learn.

Change the Timeout Setting in Power OptionsNow that you’ve enabled the timeout setting, it’s time to fire up Power Options and put it to work.