For many users, putting the computer into sleep mode is an absolutely unnecessary function, since waking the system out of it often raises many questions.
Instructions
Step 1
If your computer is running Windows 7, log into it with an account that has administrator rights. Open the control panel and go to the power settings.
Step 2
For "Put the computer to sleep" in the drop-down menu, select "Never", apply the changes and close the window. Here you can also configure and cancel the transition to sleep mode when you close the laptop lid, to do this, open the tab with the appropriate name and in the drop-down list of possible options select "Take no action."
Step 3
Right click in the desktop area, select create a new shortcut. In the corresponding field enter “powercfg -h off”, click the “Next” button and complete the adding process.
Step 4
Right-click on the created shortcut and select Run as Computer Administrator. Enter the password if required. Allow the use of the launch shortcut program if a security warning appears.
Step 5
If your operating system is Windows XP, open the desktop context menu by right-clicking on the area free of shortcuts. Select properties, in the window that appears, go to the screensaver settings tab and in the lower right corner click on computer power management.
Step 6
From the drop-down menu, cancel the computer's hibernation using the drop-down menu values. Apply changes. Go to the "Hibernation" tab and uncheck "Allow the use of hibernation". If necessary, configure the action when closing the laptop lid on the "Advanced" tab, scripts for the shutdown button are also configured there. Apply the changes and restart your computer.
