Aspire 1-431 Help! Confused on power settings

CoachTom
CoachTom Member Posts: 1 New User
edited August 2023 in 2019 Archives
Using my Aspire 1-431 with Windows 10 home to run my weather station ((Davis).
I keep it plugged in always and I'd like it to never Sleep or power down - run 24/7.
I've gone to System, Settings, Power and Sleep, 
and set both screen and Sleep to "Never" when plugged in. But, my system still sleeps and shuts down, 
which cuts my Internet connection to upload data.
What should I do??

Answers

  • JackE
    JackE ACE Posts: 44,330 Trailblazer
    Open ControlPanel. Click 'edit power plan' in left pane. Click 'change advanced power settings' on bottom. Make all subfolders in Sleep folder are either set to off, never or disabled. Since you keep it plugged in anyway, also set power plan on battery to never for good measure. Jack E/NJ

    Jack E/NJ