How do you get laptop out of sleep mode?
You can turn off sleep mode on your Windows 10 device through its Settings menu.Crystal Cox/Business Insider
Automatic sleep mode can often be very useful in helping you conserve battery life when you walk away from your computer and forget to turn it off. Show
It's also great if you want to briefly leave your computer, but aren't ready to close all your programs and shut everything down. However, sometimes automatic sleep mode on your computer can be annoying and get in the way like, for example, if you're trying to watch a movie, or give a long presentation. You may not always want the screen going dark on you after a few minutes. If so, here's how to turn off sleep mode on Windows 10. Check out the products mentioned in this article:Windows 10 Home (From $139.99 at Best Buy)Dell Inspiron 2-in-1 15.6-Inch Touch-Screen Laptop (From $999.99 at Best Buy)How to turn off sleep mode on Windows 101. Click the start button on your computer it's the Windows icon in the lower left corner of the screen. 2. Click the Settings button. Open Settings.Melanie Weir/Business Insider3. In the Settings menu, you will see several icons. Select the first one, with the image of a laptop, labeled "System." Click "System."Melanie Weir/Business Insider4. On the sidebar on the left-hand side of the window, select "Power & Sleep," the third option down. 5. Under "Sleep," there will be two drop-down menus, one for when the computer is plugged in and one for when it is not. To completely disable sleep mode, set both to "Never." Set both options to "Never."Melanie Weir/Business InsiderThis is the same way you would enable sleep mode if you want to turn it back on again. Simply select your desired time preferences in the drop-down menus instead, and you'll be able to set how long it takes for sleep mode to turn on. Microsoft Windows 10 Home $139.99 from Best Buy Dell Inspiron 2-in-1 Touchscreen Laptop $799.99 from Best Buy Related coverage fromHow To Do Everything: Tech:
SEE ALSO: The best all-in-one PCs you can buyNOW WATCH: Popular Videos from Insider Inc.Loading... |