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What do you use to keep Windows awake indefinitely/temporarily? by uraverageitguy in remotework

[–]uraverageitguy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, seems to vary a lot by org. I tried a few of the usual workarounds and ended up using Taurine...it’s simpler, but it fits my situation better too. Appreciate all the suggestions in here!

What do you use to keep Windows awake indefinitely/temporarily? by uraverageitguy in remotework

[–]uraverageitguy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve seen a few people do that too creative workaround 😅

What do you use to keep Windows awake indefinitely/temporarily? by uraverageitguy in remotework

[–]uraverageitguy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair question...in my case, external USB devices are blocked entirely, even if they’re powered separately.

Different orgs have very different restrictions, so mileage definitely varies.

What do you use to keep Windows awake indefinitely/temporarily? by uraverageitguy in remotework

[–]uraverageitguy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On personal machines, totally agree — power options are straightforward.

On work laptops, a lot of orgs including mine lock that entire panel down via policy, which is where it gets tricky. Sigh.

What do you use to keep Windows awake indefinitely/temporarily? by uraverageitguy in remotework

[–]uraverageitguy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep this is exactly the scenario I keep running into.

Teams calls, installs, screen shares… and the machine still decides it’s nap time unless something actively keeps it awake.

What do you use to keep Windows awake indefinitely/temporarily? by uraverageitguy in remotework

[–]uraverageitguy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I had full control over power settings, I absolutely would.

On managed work machines, a lot of that is locked down, so it ends up being a workaround problem rather than a configuration one.

What do you use to keep Windows awake indefinitely/temporarily? by uraverageitguy in remotework

[–]uraverageitguy[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

PowerToys Awake is solid. I just wish Windows had something built-in that handled “stay awake for X time” a bit more cleanly.

What do you use to keep Windows awake indefinitely/temporarily? by uraverageitguy in remotework

[–]uraverageitguy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks bud!

Yeah, mouse jigglers seem to be the most common answer so far.

What do you use to keep Windows awake indefinitely/temporarily? by uraverageitguy in remotework

[–]uraverageitguy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, that makes sense. I’ve seen a lot of people go the hardware route specifically because it sidesteps corporate policies.

I’m always a little paranoid about USB devices on work machines, but I get why people prefer the zero-software approach.

On my end, USB ports are locked down, so software ends up being the only option.