What happens if you press Sleep button, aiming for the PrintScreen button? Your system will go to sleep mode and you need to enter the Windows password again when it comes from sleep, though you can prevent Windows 7 from prompting for password after Computer wakes up from Sleep, if you’ve found no use with the sleep keyboard key then you can disable it, here is how. Sleeper Lets you Send Your Monitor to Sleep Mode with a Hotkey If you’re pressing Caps or NUM lock unknowingly you can use free applications like CaPNotifier and TrayStaus, which alerts you with on/off status of Caps lock or NUM lock. If you want to press one key on the keyboard and instead ended up pressing another key does that matters? Not, when you press character or number keys while typing as you can correct the wrongly typed text. If you ever want to add sleep option to the start menu, either change the value data in step 4 to “1” or delete the “ShowSleepOption” value.At times, accidentally the pressing Sleep button on the keyboard can annoy you as the system goes to low power state, if you don’t use the Sleep button that much, you can easily disable it on Windows. Double-click on the newly created value and set the value data to “0” and click on the “Ok” button. Name the new value as “ ShowSleepOption“.Ĥ. On the right-panel, right-click on the empty space and select “New -> DWORD (32-bit) Value” option. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FlyoutMenuSettingsģ. You will be instantly taken to the folder where you need to create a new value. In the registry editor, copy the below path, paste it in the address bar and press Enter. Open registry editor by searching for “Registry Editor” in the start menu.Ģ. This is because you won’t have access to the Group Policy editor.ġ.
If you are using Windows 10 Home edition then you have to use the Registry Editor.
(Alternative) Registry Method (for Windows 10 Home users) If you ever want to add sleep option to the start menu, select “Enabled” or “Not Configured” option in step 4, save changes and reboot.
When a computer is in 'sleep' or 'standby' mode, it consumes almost no energy, so the difference between letting it sleep overnight or turning it off during the night is negligible. Idle 15 minutes to 24 hours: Sleep Idle 24 hours or more: Shut Down. Finally, reboot Windows and you will no longer see the sleep option. If you are not going to use the computer for more than a day (such as leaving it for the weekend), it is best to turn the computer off.
However, if you have a laptop running off a battery charge, the difference may be noticeable. Click on the “Apply” and “Ok” buttons to save the changes.ĥ. Idle 15 minutes to 24 hours: Sleep Idle 24 hours or more: Shut Down. In the policy properties window, select the “Disabled” option to stop showing sleep option in the start menu. On the right panel, find and double-click on the “Show sleep in the power options menu” policy to change it.Ĥ. In the Group Policy editor, go to the “Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> File Explorer” folder.ģ. Open group policy editor by searching for “Edit Group Policy” in the start menu.Ģ. (Alternative) Group Policy MethodĪs an alternative, you can also use the Group Policy editor to remove sleep option.ġ.
Related: How to disable automatic sleep mode in Windows 10.