Windows power saving settings determine how the system should react after a certain period of non-use. From the Control Panel, in the power saving options, you can tell how long the computer must go to sleep if it is not used, how long it should turn off the screen and, if you go to the advanced settings, in Windows 7 you can decide anything, even if you have to disable USB ports, wifi network cards and more.
The problem with these settings is that sometimes the computer is turned off even if it is doing things.
In essence, it may be possible that there are programs still running when Windows decides to change the state of the system.
In some cases this can be problematic if it is important for the program to continue running, which is impossible if the system goes into standby or hibernation.
Furthermore, I think for example in the case of the home computer, if you leave the PC on to download, mom or wife might think that you forgot the PC on and turn it off.
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Don't Sleep is a really light, portable and free application that does one thing and does it well: it prevents the computer from shutting down or going into standby or suspension .
In this way you can keep the energy plan set, without changing it, but blocking the energy saving rules when necessary.
With Don't Sleep you can decide how long you want the computer not to turn off, go to sleep (sleep or hibernate) or turn off the monitor.
At the end of the set period of time, you can decide to automatically turn off the computer or simply restore the normal energy saving plan.
This is really a useful application for those moments when you want to keep your pc fully functional even when you are not in front of it.
Without having to change the hibernation or hibernation settings, Don't Sleep is used to make sure that the computer does not stop for a moment, for the desired time.
In the graphic interface of Don't Sleep you can prevent the computer from going into standby, in suspension, in hibernation, from turning off, from logging off, from appearing the screensaver or from turning off the screen.
The portable application can be launched directly after the download by extracting the executable from the zip archive.
From the drop-down menu you can decide what should happen after the timer expires.
The options are used to define when and how the program is started.
The only other features available are direct links to system tools such as power saving options, user accounts or the task manager.
A similar program is Coffee which keeps your computer awake without shutting down while downloading a file from the internet .
Another good and easy-to-use program is Sleep blocker, which prevents the PC from turning off the screen, turning off or going to sleep .
A program to prevent stand-by is a sleep preventer that provides a key to press when you do not want the PC to go into energy saving by turning off the screen.
In another article, the Windows tool for automatic shutdown of the computer .
