Disable sleep

Dr.Nick · 09-07-09, 03:52 PM

Hey guys sorry for the stupid q, but when I go into cp/power options/change what the power buttons do, there should be an option for the Sleep button so I can set it to do "nothing" but I do not see it anymore. I always hit it by accident and its starting to get to me. Any ideas?

Greg · 09-07-09, 07:04 PM

I think what you are after is...

Control Panel -> Taskbar and Start Menu -> Start Menu (tab)
Power button action: Sleep/ShutDown/etc.

Yeah, silly inconsistent location. Should probably be in power management.

hemmy · 09-07-09, 07:25 PM

You can still do it in the power options

Go to power options -> change plan options -> change advanced power settings -> power button and lid

seeker · 09-07-09, 08:43 PM

I had started fiddling with this only shortly before this post, but in the sense that I wanted Restart to be the default action on the Start Menu's power button, rather than Shutdown.

I thought that I had solved this in gpedit, by enabling it in gpedit>User Administration>Administrative Templates>Start Menu And Taskbar>Change Start menu power button, but unfortunately, even though it did display Restart as I hoped, immediately after the edit, a short time later, it had reverted to Shutdown. I rebooted to see what would happen, and again it showed Restart at first, but reverted again.

I went to the path mention by Greg, and it does show Restart, but it is grayed out. I would imagine that the solution for this is along the same lines as for the OP's question, but I have given up for the moment. I fail to understand why it is necessary to have multiple means of accomplishing something, but one ignores the other.

Dr.Nick · 09-07-09, 10:02 PM

Thanks guys, I have no issues with the power button but rather the sleep one on the start menu.

This is what my options look like

when I really want this

I could have sworn I had the option on my home premium install but its missing on my recently installed Ultimate. Maybe its not even possible to disable it on the start menu and I was just trippin at the time..
Thanks

Lfctony · 09-07-09, 10:20 PM

In Run,type gpedit.msc and go to Computer Configuration>Administrative
Templates>System>Power Management>Sleep Settings

Enable "Turn Off Hybrid Sleep"

Disable "Allow Standby States (S1-S3) when sleeping"

That should grey out the sleep option...

Dr.Nick · 09-07-09, 11:09 PM

Many thanks, that did the trick. I also take it I was looking at the wrong place as the control panel option would only change the setting of a physical sleep button found on laptops and such.
Thanks again

09-07-09, 03:52 PM	#1
Dr.Nick Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,044	Disable sleep Hey guys sorry for the stupid q, but when I go into cp/power options/change what the power buttons do, there should be an option for the Sleep button so I can set it to do "nothing" but I do not see it anymore. I always hit it by accident and its starting to get to me. Any ideas? __________________ i7 920@4.03\|asus p6t7ws\|6gb ocz\|gtx580oc sli\|x-fi fatality\|x25m+12tb\|enermax 1kw\|dell u3011 & 2405fpw

09-07-09, 07:04 PM	#2
Greg Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 1,177	Re: Disable sleep I think what you are after is... Control Panel -> Taskbar and Start Menu -> Start Menu (tab) Power button action: Sleep/ShutDown/etc. Yeah, silly inconsistent location. Should probably be in power management.

09-07-09, 07:25 PM	#3
hemmy Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 760	Re: Disable sleep You can still do it in the power options Go to power options -> change plan options -> change advanced power settings -> power button and lid __________________ P6T Deluxe V2 \|\|\| Core i7 920 D0 4.0Ghz\|\|\| 3x2Gb DDR3-1800 \|\|\| 2x EVGA GTX 260 SLI \|\|\| Corsair HX850w \|\|\| 2x640gb HD

09-07-09, 08:43 PM	#4
seeker AKA seekermeister Join Date: May 2005 Location: At home Posts: 1,442	Re: Disable sleep I had started fiddling with this only shortly before this post, but in the sense that I wanted Restart to be the default action on the Start Menu's power button, rather than Shutdown. I thought that I had solved this in gpedit, by enabling it in gpedit>User Administration>Administrative Templates>Start Menu And Taskbar>Change Start menu power button, but unfortunately, even though it did display Restart as I hoped, immediately after the edit, a short time later, it had reverted to Shutdown. I rebooted to see what would happen, and again it showed Restart at first, but reverted again. I went to the path mention by Greg, and it does show Restart, but it is grayed out. I would imagine that the solution for this is along the same lines as for the OP's question, but I have given up for the moment. I fail to understand why it is necessary to have multiple means of accomplishing something, but one ignores the other. __________________ Rig 1: HAF 922, X2 4400+, Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe , 4x1GB DDR400, 2x500GB, 1x80GB & 1x250GB + ESATCASE2 w/2x1TB HDs, LG CH10LS20 & GH22LS50, Samsung SH-S202N, Asus Xonar D2X,Creative 5.1, GTX460 SC, FusionHDTV7 Gold RT, Acer X233H, Arris TM520G, Cisco E3000, Scythe Kama, CM RS600 PS,HP 5510v,APC BX1000, XP x64, W7 & Kubuntu 9.10 Rig 2: Antec SX1040BII, A8N-SLI, 2x1GB DDR400, 8800GTS, 1x500GB & 1x1TB HDs, Liteon LH-20AIL and Pioneer DVR-111, Audigy 2 ZS, Creative T20 2.1, Antec 500SP, W7 x64 & XP MCE

09-07-09, 10:02 PM	#5
Dr.Nick Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,044	Re: Disable sleep Thanks guys, I have no issues with the power button but rather the sleep one on the start menu. This is what my options look like when I really want this I could have sworn I had the option on my home premium install but its missing on my recently installed Ultimate. Maybe its not even possible to disable it on the start menu and I was just trippin at the time.. Thanks __________________ i7 920@4.03\|asus p6t7ws\|6gb ocz\|gtx580oc sli\|x-fi fatality\|x25m+12tb\|enermax 1kw\|dell u3011 & 2405fpw

09-07-09, 10:20 PM	#6
Lfctony Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Larnaca, Cyprus Posts: 4,152	Re: Disable sleep In Run,type gpedit.msc and go to Computer Configuration>Administrative Templates>System>Power Management>Sleep Settings Enable "Turn Off Hybrid Sleep" Disable "Allow Standby States (S1-S3) when sleeping" That should grey out the sleep option... __________________ Fafnir: Intel Core 2 Quad 6600@3.2Ghz\|eVGA 780i SLI\|PNY GTX480 \|Kingston DDR667 4096MB\|WD Black Caviar 500GB\|Seagate SATA 250GB\|Seagate SATA 200GB\| Seagate SATA 160GB\|OptiArc AD-7173S DVDRW\|Nec 3351 DVDRW\|Creative X-FI XM\|LG Flatron W2261V\|Logitech X-530\|Thermaltake Armor\|Amptac 850W SLI PSU\|Logitech G9 Mouse\|Xigmatek HDT S-1283 CPU Cooler\|Windows 7/FW 257.21 PS2 - Wii - Xbox - Xbox360 - PSP - GC - PS3 Owner Boycott Starforce... Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes?

09-07-09, 11:09 PM	#7
Dr.Nick Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,044	Re: Disable sleep Many thanks, that did the trick. I also take it I was looking at the wrong place as the control panel option would only change the setting of a physical sleep button found on laptops and such. Thanks again __________________ i7 920@4.03\|asus p6t7ws\|6gb ocz\|gtx580oc sli\|x-fi fatality\|x25m+12tb\|enermax 1kw\|dell u3011 & 2405fpw