Procedure
- In the Control Panel, select Hardware or Hardware and Sound, then Power Options. The Power Options dialog box appears.
- In the left pane, select the Create a power plan option. If the User Account Control window appears, click Allow.
- Select the High Performance plan. Click Next.
- To turn off the display, select a number of minutes, or leave the default of 15 minutes. If you have the Put the Computer to Sleep option, select Never. Click Create.
- Click the Change plan settings option for the custom plan you just created, and select the Change advanced power settings option. The Power Options dialog box appears.
- Expand the Hard disk option and under the Turn off hard disk after setting, either enter 0 in the dialog box, or click the down arrow until Never is displayed.
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Expand the Sleep option and under the
Hibernate after setting, select
Never. Some computers may not provide this setting.
- Click OK to close the Power Options dialog box. Close all windows.
- In the Control Panel, go to System and Security > System, and then select Advanced system settings. Click Continue or Yes if prompted for consent. The System Properties window appears.
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On the Advanced tab, in the
Startup and Recovery area, click Settings. The Startup and
Recovery window appears.
Note: If you do not see Startup and Recovery, go to Step 12.
- In the System failure section, select the Automatically restart option.
- Click OK.
- Close the System Properties window.