Windows 11 is Microsoft’s latest jab at its flagship operating system. While there are a lot of improvements over Windows 10 here, it isn’t exactly a perfect product yet.
In this article, we’re looking at a few fixes you can try out if your Windows 11 PC isn’t going to sleep.Â
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Enable Sleep Mode manually
First up, check if Sleep Mode is activated on your computer. Here’s how.Â
Step 1: Press the Windows Key + I to open Windows Settings. Head over to Power under the System tab.

Step 2: Click on Screen and sleep and select a specific time to send your computer to sleep.

Disconnect peripherals
Check to see if any connected peripherals might be keeping your computer awake. Active peripherals like cameras, printers and scanners can keep your computer from going to sleep. Try removing any such peripherals and see if that solves the Windows 11 won’t sleep issue.
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Edit power plan settings
Power Plan settings can also send your computer to sleep based on user activity.
Step 1: Press the Windows key and search for Power Plans. Click the corresponding search result.

Step 2: In the Put the computer to sleep dropdown, select a time duration for when your PC is plugged in or on battery power.

Disable Hybrid mode
Hybrid mode is a combination of Sleep and Hibernation. It puts your computer to sleep while saving your use state to the hard disk. Here’s how you can disable it in Windows 11.
Step 1: Press the Windows key and search for Power Plans. Click the corresponding search result.

Step 2: Click Change advanced power plan settings.

Step 3: Under Sleep, expand Allow hybrid sleep and ensure that both On battery and Plugged in are set to Off.

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Disable the Wake timer
Wake timers are timed events that can wake your computer from sleep. You can try disabling this feature to see if that lets your computer sleep in peace.
Step 1: Press the Windows key and search for Power Plans. Click the corresponding search result.

Step 2: Click Change advanced power plan settings.

Step 3: Under Sleep, expand Allow wake timers and ensure that it’s set to Disabled.

Disable fast startup
Fast Startup is known to cause a bunch of problems with Windows sleep, hibernation and the secure boot features. Try disabling fast startup to see if that solves the Windows 11 won’t sleep issue.
Check out our detailed guide on how to disable fast startup here.
Disable your screensaver
Your screensaver can also keep your computer from going to sleep as it keeps your PC active. Here’s how to disable screensavers.
Step 1: Press the Windows key and search for Screen Savers. Click the corresponding search result.

Step 2: In the Screen saver drop-down, select (none) and click Apply.

Your computer should be able to go to sleep mode now.
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Close active Edge tabs
If you’ve got Edge tabs running in the background, chances are your computer won’t be able to go to sleep. Open up Task Manager and under the Processes tab, find and close all open Edge tabs by right-clicking them and selecting End task.
Remove the CMOS battery
If all the settings are correct and your computer still won’t go to sleep, the issue might lie with your CMOS battery. Try removing it for about 15 minutes and see if that makes a difference. If not, change the CMOS battery entirely and give it another go.
Run the Windows Power Troubleshooter
Windows 11 comes with a bunch of handy troubleshooters you can use to resolve such problems. In this case, running the power troubleshooter should help.
Step 1: Press the Windows key and search for Troubleshoot other problems. Click the corresponding search result.

Step 2: Scroll down and run the Power troubleshooter.

Now sit back and let the troubleshooter do its thing. The Windows 11 won’t sleep issue should be resolved now.
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