Don't Sleep v9.47 Updated

Andrew Lee on 3 Feb 2024
  • 284KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 30 Jan 2024
  • Suggested by joby_toss

Don't Sleep helps prevent system Shutdown, Standby, Hibernate, Turn Off and Restart operations. This is useful to temporarily disable automatic power-saving tools without modifying any system settings. Works great for running a presentation, defragmenting a disk, or encoding a large file.

Category:
Runs on:Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the "Portable" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch DontSleep_p.exe or DontSleep_x64_p.exe (for 64-bit OS).
What's new? See: https://softwareok.com/?seite=Microsoft/DontSleep/History

17 comments on Don't Sleep  The Portable Freeware Collection Latest Entries Feed

tomcat 2023-09-12 03:38

Settings > Power Options > Power & sleep > Sleep (&/or Screen): select value from 1 min to never.

v9.44

shawnadam 2023-01-22 00:59

Does this stop automatic restarts after windows updates?

v9.21

rbon 2020-12-02 15:38

v7.51

Saboo 2020-03-18 07:56

I have been using this app for years and love it.

v6.36

YrbkMgr 2019-10-05 11:37

Super happy with this portable app. Use it to prevent Windows 7 machine from logging me out. Tried a bunch of workarounds to prevent the machine from logging me out (work laptop) when I'm using it at home, no joy. THIS program worked like a charm. THANK YOU!

v5.66

MIKLO 2017-07-02 14:24

WOW no comments for such a long time, this is a program I have used for many years and it still works great for me even now while using Windoze 10 does just what it says and does it perfectly.
MIKLO

v4.04

allclownsareevil 2012-02-05 19:20

I think "Don't Sleep" should win an award for the most updated program on TPFW. :-) Works well though, thanks.

V2.64

Beau 2012-02-05 17:25

I've been using Don't Sleep for some time now and it works great for me. It updates frequently but I never had a problem with the many previous versions. I use it when doing routine unattended maintenance, when making large backups and downloads.

V2.64

cikenkari 2011-04-11 11:47

it dosn't work for me sorry,
i'm using antiscreensaver http://eng.softq.org/small_utils.htm, it's just work fine!

V2.19

Numanoid 2011-01-29 20:47

I can't see the analogy to Shut Down Timer? That looks like a programme to set when to shut down the PC.

The thing about "Don't Sleep" is that it blocks shutdown or standby mode. A lot of new PC will automatically shut down when idle, which is annoying if you are for instance downloading stuff on a mobile internet connection, meaning that connection is broken and download lost.

I been using "Don't Sleep" for a while now, and must say it is a fantastic little programme :-)

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