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The thread discusses a Windows 7 x64 user's issue with their PC not going to sleep despite configuring power settings to do so. The user mentions recent network login changes and troubleshooting steps like unplugging USB devices and disabling network adapters, but the PC still only turns off the display. Another contributor suggests checking the "multimedia settings" in power options, specifically the "allow to enter away mode" setting, which might be preventing sleep. Overall, the discussion centers on troubleshooting sleep issues, with helpful advice provided.

jadawgis732

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I am running windows 7 x64
I have Comodo Internet security (antivirus and firewall)
Radeon 4850x2
And it recently started doing this.
I have the PC networked to a home server running windows server 2003, and recently changed my login on this pc to match the user I created on the windows 2003 server with which it logs in as. (This negated me having to log in twice- once into this PC and the second to a network share on the server.) I'm not sure if this is significant, but it seems like a networked pc would be less likely to sleep.
Things I've tried
- I set both display to turn off and pc to sleep after one minute then:
Unplugged all USB devices
Turned of all System Tray Apps
Turned off all Network adapters
Picked up a book

One minute later the PC's display shut off, but still no sleep. Whats the deal?
 

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In power options > multimedia settings > "when sharing media", do you have it set to "allow to enter away mode" preventing it from sleeping?

curran

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In power options > multimedia settings > "when sharing media", do you have it set to "allow to enter away mode" preventing it from sleeping?
 

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