How to Stop Your HP Computer From Turning Off Automatically

To stop your HP computer from turning off automatically, you need to adjust the power and sleep settings within the Windows operating system.

Your HP computer might seem like it's "turning off" when it's actually entering a power-saving state like sleep mode or turning off the display after a period of inactivity. You can prevent this by changing your power plan settings.

The key is to configure the settings for when your display turns off and when the computer goes to sleep. You'll typically want to set these options to "Never" if you don't want the computer to automatically enter these states.

Based on the provided reference, here's the general approach:

1. Access Power Settings: Navigate to your computer's power settings. This can usually be done through the Control Panel or the Windows Settings app. Search for "Power Options" or "Sleep settings."

2. Change Plan Settings: Find the power plan you are currently using (e.g., Balanced, Power saver, High performance) and select the option to "Change plan settings."

3. Adjust Display and Sleep Timers: Here, you will see options to control when the display turns off and when the computer goes to sleep. These settings can be configured separately for when your computer is running on battery and when it is plugged in.

   • When on battery: You can choose a time limit (e.g., 5 minutes, 15 minutes) or select Never.
   • When plugged in: As highlighted in the reference, you can select a time setting or choose Never. If you don't want the computer to turn off or go to sleep when plugged in, you should select Never for both "Turn off the display" and "Put the computer to sleep."

   Reference Insight: The reference specifically advises to "Select never otherwise select a time setting when using the battery. And when plugged. In selectMoreSelect never otherwise select a time setting when using the battery. And when plugged. In select Save Changes and your sleep mode settings are applied you." This emphasizes the importance of setting "Never" if you want to prevent automatic power-saving states, especially when plugged in.

4. Save Changes: After setting your desired times (or "Never"), click Save Changes to apply your new sleep mode settings.

By setting the display and sleep timers to "Never" when plugged in, your HP computer will remain on with the display active until you manually shut it down, restart it, or it loses power.

Here's a simplified table illustrating the settings:

Setting	When on battery	When plugged in	Action to Stop Auto Turn-off (Plugged In)
Turn off the display	Time limit/Never	Time limit/Never	Select Never
Put the computer to sleep	Time limit/Never	Time limit/Never	Select Never

Remember to consider battery life if you choose "Never" when running on battery. Setting these options to "Never" when plugged in is the most common way to ensure your HP computer doesn't turn off or go to sleep automatically.