differences between server v4 & v5 sleep behavior

[2leftfeet]

I am not sure if this is a Windows issue or v5 issue.  Any suggestions would be helpful.

The v4 server runs on Windows 7, set to sleep after 15 minutes of computer idle time.
The v5 server runs on Windows 10 pro, set to sleep after 15 minutes of computer idle time.

The sleep behavior on the v4 server is that once the streaming (live or recording) stops, the server will wait 15 minutes before putting itself to sleep.

But the sleep behavior on the v5 server is that once the streaming stops, the server puts itself to sleep within 2 minutes.

The reason that is problematic for me is if I end watching one stream, then spend a couple of minutes checking what's available to watch next, the server will have already gone to sleep, thereby requiring a new WOL to be generated in order to watch something else.[attachment=1282][attachment=1282][attachment=1282]

[sub]

NextPVR doesn't put the machine to sleep. It just tells Windows when it's still using the machine. Windows chooses when it wants to put the machine to sleep.

It's probably some win7 vs win10 difference.

[2leftfeet]

That is what I was thinking as well. After digging through my notes on the v4 server build, I found a note that I had tweaked Windows registry to make visible a hidden control in Windows power settings.

There is a setting called "unattended sleep timeout" that is defaulted to 2 minutes. With that registry tweak, the control becomes visible in the power settings, where it can be adjusted to a number of ones choosing - in my case, slightly higher than the desired sleep timeout value.

I added that tweak to the v5 server registry and, after reboot, adjusted the value from 2 to 20. It now appears that the issue has been resolved

[sub]

Ok great!

[mvallevand]

Yes Lao Pan directed this to me before https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.ph...#pid444537 and it made a world of difference. NextPVR

Definitely a must for Windows users who depend on the sleep functionality not being too responsive.

Martin

[Graham]

Yes Lao Pan directed this to me before https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.ph...#pid444537 and it made a world of difference.

Seven ... yes, seven ... years ago ... but still not forgotten ... remarkable ... which is why I am remarking.

[2leftfeet]

Yes Lao Pan directed this to me before https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.ph...#pid444537 and it made a world of difference.

Seven ... yes, seven ... years ago ... but still not forgotten ... remarkable ... which is why I am remarking.

Yeah, seven years and Microsoft is still hiding that control by default and making the value 2 minutes - it's a head scratcher to me.

[nobody]

Something to add to the wiki.