Don't Sleep: prevent system shutdown, Standby, Hibernate, Turn Off ..

[alexalex]

Portable

Don't Sleep is a small portable program to prevent system shutdown, Standby, Hibernate, Turn Off and Restart.

Especially when old Programs run on Windows-7 or Windows Vista. Here's more aggressive power-saving features with new rules.

But not only that, it also prevents loggin off the computer, and the deactivation of the monitor or activation of the screen saver.

Of course you can also manually disable all the options and then activate again, but with Don't Sleep one can save now many hand moves and also save time! And it's easier than ever.

Apart from the fact Don't Sleep has a timer that allows time control unblock, or shutdown the computer for a specified time.

Don't Sleep does not have to be installed and can be executed easily from the desktop, and can be carried on a small usb-stick or other memory device.

The Mini-HTTP feature is used to remotely configure Don?t Sleep through web browser. You can enable it by clicking the Don?t Sleep from menu bar and select Enabling the Mini-HTTP feature. Once enabled, you can access Don?t Sleep settings by typing http://Computer.IP.Address:8080/ in any web browser. It is also possible to use login feature to prevent unauthorized users from accessing the Don?t Sleep settings.

http://www.softwareok.com/?seite=Microsoft/DontSleep

[Minifig]

Why download a program to do this when you can do it within Windows settings on your own? :blink:

[Bogdan Calapod]

Why download a program to do this when you can do it within Windows settings on your own? :blink:

Well the idea is to use one thing to do it all at once. I like it :whistle:

[simsie]

I'll remember that the next time I'm setting up someone's computer. I hate it when it auto sleeps while I've left it downloading a file, doing a Windows Update or anything like that.

[Chester0]

This may come out in handy, thanks! :)

[Fraud OS 11]

I hate it when it auto sleeps while I've left it downloading a file, doing a Windows Update or anything like that.

Except IE, which of the mainstream browsers (FF, Chrome, Safari or Opera) prevents Windows from automatically entering sleep/standby while a download is going on? I know for sure that IE does but I think all the others don't prevent standby? They're supposed to reset the system timer when downloading.

[HawkMan]

Well the idea is to use one thing to do it all at once. I like it :whistle:

Well Windows vista and windows7 lets you set up as many and as different power profiles as you want, and the 3 main ones you can switch between with 1-2 clicks. without needing a third party app.

I dunno, but using the actual power profiles seems like a better solution to me.

[+Xinok Subscriber²]

This program is good to temporarily override power settings. I use it while playing games with a gamepad. Apparently gamepad input doesn't count so the monitor will turn off while playing some games. The program also has a timer, so you could configure it to keep your computer on for a few hours before turning off.

Not useless!

[pack34]

This program is good to temporarily override power settings. I use it while playing games with a gamepad. Apparently gamepad input doesn't count so the monitor will turn off while playing some games. The program also has a timer, so you could configure it to keep your computer on for a few hours before turning off.

Not useless!

You could just create a new power plan for gaming that keeps everything on, then switch back to standard when you're done.

[Joseph B]

It's ironic i'd see this thread when I went to sleep last night expecting a game to be fully updated when I woke up, instead it went to sleep after I walked away 20 minutes later lol...

I of course didn't think for a second to mess with my options, it just slipped my mind... So I guess this program would be good for that.

[azure.sapphire]

This program is good to temporarily override power settings. I use it while playing games with a gamepad. Apparently gamepad input doesn't count so the monitor will turn off while playing some games. The program also has a timer, so you could configure it to keep your computer on for a few hours before turning off.

Not useless!

Huh. That shouldn't be the case. Using a joystick should prevent Windows from entering any reduced power state. You might want to have a look in the control panel and look at your powercfg settings. Maybe look into the manufacture of your monitor and look for any custom display sleep modes.

[+Xinok Subscriber²]

You could just create a new power plan for gaming that keeps everything on, then switch back to standard when you're done.

I keep the program window visible on the desktop so I remember to close it. I would forget to restore the power plan in the control panel.

Huh. That shouldn't be the case. Using a joystick should prevent Windows from entering any reduced power state. You might want to have a look in the control panel and look at your powercfg settings. Maybe look into the manufacture of your monitor and look for any custom display sleep modes.

I've had this problem since XP with a few different PCs and gamepads. Gamepad input simply doesn't prevent Windows from idling. This is including the XBOX 360 controller.