3 places where you can set Windows 11 sleep and how to set it
Windows 11 sleep settings can be set in three places: Windows Settings, Control Panel, and Power Options. You can also set sleep when the laptop lid is closed from the control panel. This page introduces how to set sleep in Windows 11.
Windows 11 sleep settings
Set sleep in Windows settings
1. Click the “Start” button and click “Settings” in the Start.
2. Click “Power” in the “System” item.
3. When “Power” is displayed, click “Power and sleep”.
4. Click the selection box for “… put the device to sleep” and set the sleep time.
On a PC with a battery such as a laptop, the sleep time when using the battery is displayed, so set it.This completes the sleep settings from the Windows settings.
Set sleep in control panel
from the start menu To start from the Start menu, click “All apps”, click “Windows Tools” in the list to open Explorer, and click “Control Panel”.
from search
- Press the Windows key on your keyboard, then press control .
- When the search screen appears, click “Control Panel”.
*This operation is the same as entering “control” in the search.
2. Click System and Security.
3. Click “Change when the computer sleeps” under “Power Options”.
4. Click the selection box for “Put the computer to sleep”, set the sleep time, and click “Save Changes”.
On a battery-powered PC such as a notebook computer, the sleep time setting is displayed when the computer is running on battery power, so set it individually.
Set sleep in power options
2. Click [+] to expand the tree. When “Power Options” is displayed, expand “Sleep” → “Sleep after” and click “Settings”.
3. Click the ▲▼ buttons to set the sleep time in minutes and click OK.
How to set the laptop to sleep when the lid is closed
from the start menuTo start from the Start menu, click “All apps”, click “Windows Tools” in the list to open Explorer, and click “Control Panel”.
from search
- Press the Windows key on your keyboard, then press control .
- When the search screen appears, click “Control Panel”.
*This operation is the same as entering “control” in the search.
2. Click System and Security.
3. Click Change what the power buttons do under Power Options.
4. Click the selection box of “Action when lid is closed” and select “Sleep” or “Do nothing”. Click Save Changes when done.
Settings such as sleep when the cover is closed
- Do nothing: Does not turn off the screen or put it to sleep when the lid is closed. However, it will sleep at the set time.
- Sleep: Goes to sleep as soon as the cover is closed.
- Hibernate: Hibernates as soon as you close the cover. See below for a description of hibernation.
- Shutdown: Automatically shuts down when the cover is closed.
Difference Between Sleep and Hibernate on PC
■ What is Sleep?
Sleep is a low power consumption state in which the PC is not turned off. In Sleep, the screen and some hardware are turned off, but the memory is still powered, so your open apps and work in progress are still there and are still available when you wake from Sleep. .
■ What is hibernation?
Hibernation does not completely turn off the power of the computer, but since it is basically a state in which the power is turned off, the data in the memory is saved to the disk drive before hibernation. When hibernation is entered, some memory retains power so that memory data saved to the disk drive can be restored. When resuming from hibernation, the return time is slower than in sleep mode because the previous state is restored.
Other sleep settings and workarounds
Presence or absence of password when waking from sleep
When returning from sleep, you can set whether to display the sign-in screen and request password entry, or to display the desktop (home) screen immediately. Please see the following page for details.
Can’t wake up from sleep
If you can’t wake up from sleep, reset the power management, troubleshoot the power supply, and if it doesn’t improve, run the system file checker. Emergency response will be forcibly terminated when recovery is not possible.
Sleep wakes up on its own
If sleep returns on its own, check the settings such as disabling “wake timer” in power options and “automatic maintenance”. If you don’t know the cause, check the cause with “Event Viewer” and deal with it. The following page is an explanation using Windows 10, but the operation and workaround are the same for Windows 11, so please refer to it.