Windows 10 goes to sleep on shutdown

 When you're done with your work, all you want to do is shut down your computer and go about your other daily tasks. However, when you press the Shut down button, your computer is more likely to go to sleep. This can be surprising and frustrating since your intention was to close all your open documents and shut down the PC completely.

It is possible that you have accidentally or intentionally enabled the fast startup feature on your Windows 10 PC. When the fast startup feature is enabled, all your open programs will be closed and your computer will be forced into a low-power sleep mode, which will help your computer boot much faster the next time you start it up. Hence, this could be the main reason why your Windows 10 PC goes to sleep on shutdown.

Although this is strange behavior of your Windows 10 PC, we have some solutions that can help you fix the problem. Let's see how.

Method 1: Choose the function of the power button

Sometimes the power and sleep button settings can cause the problem. You probably hibernated them instead of shutting them down. Let's see how to change the power and sleep button settings:

Step 1: Press Win+R keys at the same time to open Run Command window .

Step 2: Now type control.exe in the search box and press Enter to bring up the Control Panel window.

Step 3: From the All Control Panel Items window at the top, go right to the View section and select Large Icons from the drop-down menu next to it.

Now select Power Options from the list.

Step 4: Next, go to the left side of the window and select Choose what the power buttons do .

Step 5: In the System Settings window, go to the Power and Sleep Buttons and Lid Settings section .

Go to the When I press the power button field and change the On battery power and Plugged in fields to Shut down from hibernation .

Step 6: To disable the Fast Startup feature , click the Change settings that are currently unavailable link at the top of the page.

Step 7: Now scroll down to Shutdown settings section and uncheck the box next to Enable fast startup .

Click Save Changes to save the changes you made and exit.

You can now try pressing the shutdown button on your PC and it should shut down completely without going to sleep.

Method 2: Run the shutdown command

As an option, you can also run a command that shuts down your computer without going through the Hybrid shutdown procedure. Let's see how:

Step 1: Go to Start and type the following command in the Windows search bar:

shutdown/s/t 0

Step 2: Now click on the result and your computer will shut down with immediate effect.

Method 3: Use Command Prompt

Another way to completely shut down your PC without going to sleep is through Command Prompt. Let's see how:

Step 1: Right-click the Start menu at the bottom left of the screen and select Run from the menu.

Step 2: This will open the Run command .

In the search box , type cmd and press the Ctrl+Shift+Enter keys on your keyboard at the same time to open the elevated Command Prompt mode.

Step 3: In the Command Prompt ( admin ) window, run the following command one by one and press Enter after each command:

powercfg-h off

shutdown/s/t 0

When you're done, exit the Command Prompt window and restart your PC.

Method 4: Run the Power Troubleshooter

Sometimes, Windows 10 may still hibernate on shutdown even if you have disabled the fast startup feature. This situation can occur due to the corrupted system files on your system. In such cases, you can run the Power Troubleshooter from Settings and check if that solves the problem.

Step 1: Right-click on Start and choose Settings from the menu.

Step 2: In the Settings window , click Update & Security .

Step 3: Next, go to the left side of the panel and select Troubleshoot .

Step 4: Now go to the right side of the window, scroll down and select More troubleshooters .

Step 5: In the Additional Troubleshooting window, go to the Find and fix other problems section and click Power .

Click the Run Troubleshooter button .

Step 6: The troubleshooter will now start searching for problems and display a series of recommendations.

Follow the on-screen instructions to fix the problem.

Restart your PC and your PC should now be back to normal.

Method 5: Via Registry Editor

If the above methods don't work, try making changes to the registry editor and see if that works.

Step 1: Press Win+X key combination on your keyboard and click Run to run the Run command.

Step 2: In the Run Command search box, type regedit and press OK to bring up the Registry Editor window.

Step 3: Copy and paste the path below into the Registry Editor address bar and press Enter :

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\currentcontrolset\control\power

Now go to the right side of the window and look for HibernateEnabledDefault .

Double click on it.

Step 4: In the Edit DWORD (32-bit) Value dialog box , go to the Value data field and change it from 1 to.

Press OK to save changes and exit.

Close the registry editor and restart your PC. The problem should now be resolved.

*Note- Before making any changes to the registry settings, be sure to back up the registry data. This way you can recover any data that you may lose during the editing process.

Method 6: Run a repair upgrade

If nothing works, the only option left is to do a repair upgrade for your Windows 10 device. You can either download the latest .ISO file or use Windows 10 Windows installation media (USB, thumb drive, or DVD) to run the repair upgrade with the option to keep Windows settings, personal files, and apps. Once done, you'll have a new Windows 10 operating system with your previous operating system's files, apps, and settings.