Windows 11 goes to sleep even if a fileshare is in use

Discussion in 'Windows 11' started by Bob.D, Oct 8, 2025.

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    Bob.D MDL Junior Member

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    Windows 11 goes to sleep even if a fileshare is in use.
    Is there an easy fix for that, to restore the behavior of Windows 10 in this regard?

    If not, is a plain Windows Server able to host a SMB-Share and can go to sleep? But again, not while the SMB-Share is in use.
     
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    Bob.D MDL Junior Member

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    Looks like Win Server 2022 can do the job with sleep. Now I have to real-world test this.
     
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    Bob.D MDL Junior Member

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    With the server OSes the problem is that they often don't go to sleep at all, sometimes they do. So it looks like I have to use LTSCWin10.