Allow applications to prevent automatic sleep (plugged in)

This policy setting allows applications and services to prevent automatic sleep.If you enable this policy setting any application service or device driver prevents Windows from automatically transitioning to sleep after a period of user inactivity.If you disable or do not configure this policy setting applications services or drivers do not prevent Windows from automatically transitioning to sleep. Only user input is used to determine if Windows should automatically sleep.

Policy path: 

System\Power Management\Sleep Settings

Scope: 

Machine

Supported on: 

At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7

Registry settings: 

HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Power\PowerSettings\A4B195F5-8225-47D8-8012-9D41369786E2!ACSettingIndex

Filename: 

Power.admx

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