Power Management - No Sleep on AC Power
Summary
This script sets the computer to not sleep when plugged in.
Time Saved by Automation: 5 Minutes
Sample Run
Dependencies
Variables
| Variable Name | Description |
|---|---|
| ProjectName | This represents the name of the executable, which in this case will be NeverSleepAC. |
| BaseURL | This represents the base URL, which will be https://file.provaltech.com/repo in this case. |
| WorkingDirectory | C:/ProgramData/provaltech/app/@ProjectName@ |
| EXEURL | @BaseURL@/app/@ProjectName@.exe |
| EXEPath | @WorkingDirectory@/@ProjectName@.exe |
| EXETempPath | @WorkingDirectory@/@ProjectName@-temp.exe |
| EXELog | @WorkingDirectory@/@ProjectName@-log.txt |
| EXEErrorLog | @WorkingDirectory@/@ProjectName@-errors.txt |
| LogContent | @EXELog@ |
Process
This script will download the NeverSleepAC.exe from NeverSleepAC.exe. The script is a .NET wrapper that retrieves the three GUIDs required for powercfg: active scheme, subgroup, and setting. It gets the currently loaded power plan, which allows it to adjust user settings from the system account. The script modifies the values for only the AC settings (plugged in) of that current plan:
- Sleep after = Never
- Allow hybrid sleep = Off
- Hibernate after = Never
- Lid Close Action = Nothing (which is only present on mobile hardware).
The script will download the EXE file and execute it.
Output
- Script log
Changelog
2025-04-10
- Initial version of the document