How to stop your PC from sleeping in Windows 11
Set the sleep timeout to Never in Windows 11 Settings to stop your PC from sleeping automatically. If you already use Glassline, turn on Keep Awake in Control Center for a quick switch that keeps the PC and screen awake until you turn it off.
Change Windows sleep settings
- Open Settings. Choose System, then Power & battery.
- Open Screen, sleep, & hibernate timeouts. Find Make my device sleep after and choose Never for When plugged in.
- Check the battery setting. On a laptop, choose Never for On battery power too if you want to prevent automatic sleep while unplugged.
- Keep the screen on if needed. Set Turn my screen off after to Never for the same power conditions. The screen and sleep timers are separate.
For a temporary job, return here afterward and put your usual times back.
Keep awake with Glassline
Glassline is an app you install. It brings a menu bar, a dock and Search to Windows 11, with Keep Awake in Control Center. For people who already use it, keeping the PC awake is one click once Controls is open.
- Install Glassline from the Microsoft Store. Open it to get its menu bar and dock. If it is already running, go straight to the clock.
- Click the clock in Glassline's menu bar. Choose Controls to see Control Center's controls and quick switches.
- Click Keep Awake. While it is on, the screen stays on and the PC will not sleep until you turn the switch off.
Turn it on before a presentation or a stretch of reading where you need the screen to remain visible. Leave your document open and use Keep Awake for the time you need it.
Turn Keep Awake off
- Open Controls again. Click the clock in the menu bar, then choose Controls.
- Click Keep Awake again. This turns off Glassline's keep-awake switch. Make this your last step when you finish the task.
Keep Awake stays on until you turn it off. Remember that last click when you finish presenting or reading.
Show the switch
If Keep Awake is missing, bring it back through Glassline Settings.
- Right-click the menu bar. Choose Glassline Settings.
- Choose Control Center. Find Quick switches.
- Turn on Keep Awake. The switch appears on the Controls page.
You can read more about opening and arranging the panel in the Control Center guide.
Glassline can be tried free for 7 days: on its Microsoft Store page, choose Free trial. After the trial, it is a one-time purchase.
