If you want your computer to behave differently when you press the sleep button, this guide will help you change that easily using Windows 11 settings.

What is the Sleep Button?

The Sleep button puts your computer into a low-power mode. This means your PC saves what you’re doing and uses less energy, so you can quickly start working again when you wake it up.

Pressing the sleep button tells your computer to pause everything and rest, without turning off completely.

How to Change What the Sleep Button Does

Before, you had to use the old Control Panel to change the sleep button settings, but now it’s easier! You can update this directly in the Windows Settings app.

Follow These Simple Steps:

1. Open Settings:
   
   Click the Start menu (Windows logo at the bottom-left corner) and click Settings.
   
   Or press Windows key + I on your keyboard to open Settings instantly.
   
2. In the Settings window, click on System on the left side.
   
   

   

   
   
3. Click on Power & battery or just Power on the right side.
   
   

   

4. Scroll down to find and expand the Lid, power & sleep button controls section.
   
   

   

   
   
5. Under Plugged in or On battery, find the option that says “Pressing the sleep button will make my PC”.
   
   Click it to see a list of actions you can choose from.
   
6. Pick one of these options based on what you want your sleep button to do:
   
   
   
   • Do Nothing — pressing the button won’t do anything
   
   
   • Sleep — puts your PC to sleep (this is the default)
   
   
   • Hibernate — saves your work and turns off the PC
   
   
   • Shutdown — turns off your PC completely
   
   
   • Display Off — turns off the screen only
   
   
   
   

   
   

7. Close the Settings app when you’re done.

Why Change the Sleep Button Behavior?

• You might want your PC to do something different when you press the sleep button, like just turning off the screen instead of sleeping.
• Changing this can help fix problems like your PC not waking up properly.
• You get to customize your computer to work the way you prefer.

That’s it! Now you know how to control what happens when you press the sleep button on your Windows 11 PC.

If you have questions or want to share tips, leave a comment below!