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Prevent Windows 7 PC from sleeping while a download is in progress
I'm on Windows 7 Ultimate Edition and if I have a large download the computer goes to sleep (and the download is corrupted). How do I prevent it from going to sleep? What I don't get is why does it go to sleep - technically there still is hard disk activity.
Celeritas
Posted 2012-09-09T01:40:48.893
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Try going into your Control Panel>System & Security>Power options>Change when the computer sleeps and then change your settings so that it never goes to sleep.
I am not too much of an expert, but I think computers just go to sleep based on user input.
Sidd Singal
Posted 2012-09-09T01:40:48.893
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I did that but is there a better way? Now if I forget to turn off my computer (or the download completes) it's just sitting there. – Celeritas – 2012-09-09T01:47:40.057
@Celeritas What is the source of the download? Like a internet browser? Torrent site? etc. – Sidd Singal – 2012-09-09T01:48:36.453
Website but I'm using JDownloader. – Celeritas – 2012-09-09T01:49:13.033
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Either your downloader has to do it or you have to do it. JDownloader doesn't do this yet so you have to do it manually.
David Schwartz
Posted 2012-09-09T01:40:48.893
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Follow these steps to prevent automatic screen turnoff in windows 7.
1- Click on the power icon in the system tray (beside clock) , and open up the More power options:
2- Under the “Additional plans” section, select High Performance, then “Change plan settings”:''
3- Change everything to “Never”.
4- Click on Save changes button.
168335
Posted 2012-09-09T01:40:48.893
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The 'High Performance' plan also sets the minimum processor performance state to '100%' (among setting other non-power efficient settings), so it is not a good idea, IMO, to set it that way. – galacticninja – 2014-01-02T08:07:42.690
1Windows 7's presentation mode does the same. You can turn it on and off via the Mobility Center (Win+X). I Cannot post this as an answer cause the question is protected. – Sydwell – 2015-02-22T05:43:11.397