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Animated Wallpaper prevents sleep

Post Date: 2021-12-08
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    Posted: 08 Dec 2021 at 5:55pm
I've noticed recently that my Windows 10 (2004) PC won't enter sleep mode while using an animated wallpaper. I want to say I've used this same animated wallpaper before, but don't recall having issues with the PC going to sleep after the specified inactivity period.

Setting the wallpaper to a static image, using DeskScapes, is how I determined the animation is the prime suspect. With a static image, the PC enters sleep mode automatically when it should. This was after updating to the latest AMD Radeon video drivers available, as well as any other updated device drivers I could find as of time of this post. I also have the latest cumulative updated for Windows 10 installed.

Am I remembering incorrectly that animated wallpapers, using DeskScapes, shouldn't interfere with Windows sleep mode? Any other thoughts or potential fixes?
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Posts: 9462 		  Quote Snaike Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 08 Dec 2021 at 8:35pm
Two things.. one, I've created your own thread and reburied the 12 year old post deep, DEEP, in the bowels of the forums.

And two... IMHO, and this is only my opinion, NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER use sleep or hibernate for any reason. The problems that sleep and/or hibernate were created to solve are no longer problems.

Leave it on or turn it off when done.

My 2¢ on the matter. We'll see what The Smart Guys® think....
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NEVER use sleep.
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Posts: 1080 		  Quote oldlady RPGer Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 10 Dec 2021 at 3:19am
Hiya. I have used DeskScapes for years and love it!
I never put my computers in sleep. No reason to. My "Cube" is on mostly all the time. With DeskScapes and my screen saver being GForce? It rocks!!!
Me sitting my ECMO in PICU. Now you know why I like LC. ;)

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