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Can’t put your laptop to sleep? Here are a few solutions

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Updated onFebruary 15, 2022

updated onFebruary 15, 2022

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Key notes

Sleep modehelps you turn off your computer’s system, or parts of it, at least until the time you don’t need them.

For laptops, it helps save the battery, but for both PC and laptop, you can prevent burn-in for the monitor screen.

With the Windows operating system, there are several options you can use to conserve power when you’re not using your laptop or computer, likeSleep, Hibernate, and/or Hybrid Sleep.

However, sometimes you can’t put the laptop to sleep, and this can be annoying because you may have other things you want to attend.

Another option would be to want to keep it off such that others won’t access your documents, yet you don’t really want to shut it down completely.

Sleepis usually controlled by your display driver, so if this happens, there could be something preventing your laptop from going to sleep, so try the troubleshooting fixes below to resolve the issue.

What to do if my laptop won’t go to sleep?

1. Scan for malware

Malware applications can cause sleep issues. That’s why you should scan your laptop for malware in order to resolve the issue. As always, you can useWindows Defenderor your own antivirus program.

However, if you want better security, we recommend you use a third-party antivirus as well. Many good security utilities have very high detection rates and are equipped with a complete set of features that ensure real-time protection against all threats.

If you do not know where to start, you can try out a few options, because most worthyantivirus software have free trial versions.

2. Change Windows Update Services setting

3. Install version 9 or 10 of the Intel Management Engine Interface (MEI) driver

You do not need to uninstall version 11 before installing version 9 or 10. An existing version of the driver must be installed in order to install version 9 or 10.

4. Run the Windows 10 Show or Hide Updates troubleshooter package

Another option to consider is running the troubleshooter package. All you need to do is to hide updates to the MEI driver.

This will block your system from automatically reinstalling or showing updates for version 11 of the MEI driver.

5. Reset the Update Services setting

You can also try to change the Windows Update Services setting fromManualback toAutomatic (Delayed Start).

After doing that, do not hesitate to restart your computer in order to complete the process.

6. Change the power settings in Windows

7. Disable Hybrid sleep

Hybrid sleep may cause your laptop not to go intosleep mode, but you can change the advanced power settings to disable this setting. use the above steps in that regard.

8. Generate Power Report

The power report can reveal why you can’t put your laptop tosleep. To run it, do as described above.

9. Easily fix the System Required Request error

One of the errors that cause your laptop not to sleep is the System Required Request:The device or driver has made a request to prevent the system from automatically enteringsleep. Driver NameFileSystemsrvnet

The SRVNET error is the most common culprit when you can’t put a laptop tosleep. To resolve it, consider applying the above tips.

Did any of these solutions help? Let us know in the comments section below.

Milan Stanojevic

Windows Toubleshooting Expert

Milan has been enthusiastic about technology ever since his childhood days, and this led him to take interest in all PC-related technologies. He’s a PC enthusiast and he spends most of his time learning about computers and technology.

Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s one of the Troubleshooting experts in our worldwide team, specializing in Windows errors & software issues.

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Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s specialized in Windows errors & software issues.

With KB5043178 to Release Preview Channel, Microsoft advises Windows 11 users to plug in when the battery is low#

Copilot in Outlook will generate personalized themes for you to customize the app#

Microsoft will raise the price of its 365 Suite to include AI capabilities#

Death Stranding Director’s Cut is now Xbox X|S at a huge discount#

Outlook will let users create custom account icons so they can tell their accounts apart easier#

Can’t put your laptop to sleep? Here are a few solutions#

What to do if my laptop won’t go to sleep?#

1. Scan for malware#

2. Change Windows Update Services setting#

3. Install version 9 or 10 of the Intel Management Engine Interface (MEI) driver#

4. Run the Windows 10 Show or Hide Updates troubleshooter package#

5. Reset the Update Services setting#

6. Change the power settings in Windows#

7. Disable Hybrid sleep#

8. Generate Power Report#

9. Easily fix the System Required Request error#