Originally Posted by
bbofh
For my laptops (plural) it's not working now - but used to. "Power Toys AWAKE" (latest version) will not work either. Screen will blank out but plugged-in powered machines simply go to sleep = even though sitting on a quad-fan cradle (which used to be sufficient to preclude over-heating)
Anybody have any solutions? Nothing that I've googled will work. Settings for machine sleep are as per what always used to work (i.e. "NEVER")
Screen blanking seems to be unaffected.
Works for me on two different Windows 10 laptops.
But I can't remember if I've ever tried to leave them running for more than 12 hours or so before I turn them off. How long is it before yours go to sleep?
I have an 'always on' Desktop running Windows 11 and that never goes to sleep. I did have problems with Windows Update rebooting it in the middle of the night though.
Any chance your laptops have some manufacturer's power management software running?