How do I set the sleep time in Windows 7?

i have Windows 7 and all the settings are totally different to WIndows XP and I cannot find the display settings to alter sleep time. Help!

You’re right that the system administration settings on Windows 7 (aka “win7”) are quite tweaked from where they were in Windows XP, but I found the sleep settings pretty quickly once I poked around, truth be told.
One thing to remember is that if you’re looking for a feature, you can always use the built-in Windows 7 help system. Just type in “sleep” and see what you get!
But, okay, let me show you how to set your display sleep time, etc., within Windows 7!
First step: in Win7 go to Control Panel:

Now look closely: in the “System and Security” area, look for “Change when the computer sleeps” within the “Power Options” section:
windows 7 win7 set sleep shutdown 2

Click on that and you’ll find that it’s really easy to tweak things as you desire:
windows 7 win7 set sleep shutdown 3

Make the changes you want then click on “Save changes”.
Done!

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10 comments on “How do I set the sleep time in Windows 7?”

Julian Farnandez says:

December 23, 2019 at 12:31 am

I am just searching on google that HOW DO I SET THE SLEEP TIME IN WINDOWS 7? And then I saw your post. This is a helpful post and you clearly explain everything.

seanivo says:

March 22, 2016 at 5:36 pm

If you are running Windows 8.1 and want to tweak a few more sleep settings than above, try WinSleep by MollieSoft – it will sleep the computer based on usage settings, and shows a neat timeline graph of when your computer was asleep or awake! http://www.molliesoft.com/winsleep

Prathamesh says:

September 17, 2015 at 11:42 am

thanks bro that really helped!!

waseem says:

March 10, 2013 at 10:11 am

thnx

Alan says:

February 10, 2013 at 9:29 pm

Dave- I reset the sleep time for the monitor and pc but my problem is after 1 min of reading mail, watching some vids, I get thrown back to my password login. Not the initial user name password but the password only to unlock. Any ideas?

Ashton says:

February 5, 2013 at 12:10 pm

Your guide to resetting my computer sleep time took me 10 secs. Thank you

deva says:

October 18, 2012 at 9:52 am

thanks a lot bro 😀 helped!

Tautvydas says:

June 28, 2012 at 4:10 pm

Thanks mate, you really helped. (y)

Sam says:

August 23, 2011 at 7:03 pm

Don’t think it works if you got a music program playing and want the pc to regardless turn itself off/sleep after a set time…..
What’s the answer in that scenario?

Nidre says:

June 22, 2011 at 4:41 pm

I think i know a better Sleep Timer for windows.
Check it out 🙂 http://download.cnet.com/Uni-Q-Final-Countdown/3000-2084_4-75210669.html

10 comments on “How do I set the sleep time in Windows 7?”

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