We usually keep the Standby timeout to 1 hour or sometimes turn it off as well. Maybe it’s a large file being downloaded in your browser, a program being compiled, or perhaps a video being displayed. In all these situations, we usually turn off Idle mode because Windows doesn’t provide enough options to control it and the system will go into Standby even when some important processes are running in the background. .
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But for now, we don’t need to turn it off. Here, I will show you how you can prevent your Windows 10 PC from going into Standby when an important task is running in the background.
We will accomplish this task using a little piece of software called Stand-Bye!. It basically allows us to set thresholds for CPU usage, RAM usage, Hard Disk and Network speed. If the usage value exceeds the threshold, it will prevent Windows from going into Idle mode. If the current usage is lower than the threshold value then it will trigger to enter Standby Mode.
Learn more about this software and discover some of its amazing features.
Dashboard
This is the control panel of the software, where you have quick shortcuts to different parts of the software. Here, you can set a timeout for the software before it starts to check if the system has actually entered Standby mode. One cool thing here is that you can set the exact time in seconds. Whereas in Windows you don’t have the exact same option.
Set threshold
Here, you have to set threshold values for the various parameters that the software will monitor. It will even check the current usage of these particular parameters. If it exceeds the value, the usage column will turn red, which indicates that the system will not go into Standby. A green signal will allow the system to enter Standby Mode.
You can even turn off specific parameters completely. This will block software from tracking it. In addition, some additional features include Cancel sound this will prevent Standby if any sound is produced. You can even force Standby at a specific time regardless of all thresholds.
Prevent by specific process
If you think a particular piece of software is simply very important and will keep running until you shut it down, then you should add its process as an exception in the software. So if the process keeps running then your system won’t go into Standby until you force it to work.
Pause/hibernate
Microsoft has removed the option for Hibernation right from Windows 8 and make it Sleep settings. In spite of Hibernation still present, it has become smart. When the system goes to Sleep, it stores data on RAM and even on Hard Disk. So even if the system shuts down, the data will still be the same as it was before the system was shut down (it’s Hibernation, by the way).
With Stand-bye! you have full control over this option by specifically choosing between Suspend and Hibernate. IN Suspended, the data is only stored in RAM. You can force the system to always hibernate in Standby mode.
Tip: If you choose Hibernate, it will take longer for the system to recover data from the Hard Disk. To avoid this, you should use an SSD that is 10 times faster than an HDD. You can see here for the different SSDs available in the market.
Must have software
Goodbye! can certainly be added to the list of must-have software on a Windows PC. It works perfectly and does what it says. It is completely free and also has a portable version available. Let us know what you think about it through our comments section.
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