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Question posted by spikrwilso on October 8th, 2014

How To Prevent Dell Optiplex 360 From Sleeping

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Answer #1: Posted by DELLShawnB on October 15th, 2014 12:06 PM
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Hi spikrwilso,

Thanks for the post, Micorosft has published a great guide with reference to your question. Check out the settings and guide at the link below for enabling your desired configuration.

Microsoft.comhttp://bit.ly/1pcB7eL

How can I prevent my computer from automatically sleeping or hibernating?

You can adjust how long your computer waits before sleeping or hibernating—or prevent it from turning itself off altogether. But be careful. On a battery powered laptop, inhibiting sleep or hibernation can result in data loss if the battery dies. Here's how to prevent your computer from entering a power-saving state:

  1. Open Power Options by clicking the Start button , clicking Control Panel, clicking System and Security, and then clicking Power Options.
  2. On the Select a power plan page, click Change plan settings next to the selected plan.
  3. On the Change settings for the plan page, click Change advanced power settings.
  4. On the Advanced settings tab, double-click Sleep, double-click Sleep after, and then do one of the following:
  • If you're using a laptop, click On battery or Plugged in (or both), click the arrow, and then click Never.
  • If you're using a desktop computer, click Setting, click the arrow, and then click Never.
  1. Double-click Hibernate after, and then do one of the following:
  • If you're using a laptop, click On battery or Plugged in (or both), click the arrow, and then click Never.
  • If you're using a desktop computer, click Setting, click the arrow, and then click Never.
  1. If you also want the display to stay turned on, double-click Display, double-click Turn off display after, and then do one of the following:
  • If you're using a laptop, click On battery or Plugged in (or both), click the arrow, and then click Never.
  • If you're using a desktop computer, click Setting, click the arrow, and then click Never.
  1. Click OK, and then click Save changes.

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