System Disable Modern Standby in Windows 10 and Windows 11


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This tutorial will show you how to disable Modern Standby (S0 Low Power Idle) to enable S3 support on a Windows 10 and Windows 11 device.

In Windows 10 and Windows 11, there are two power models for PCs: S3 and Modern Standby (S0 Low Power Idle). The S3 power model is an older standard and is not capable of the instant on that consumers expect from modern devices. Modern Standby is capable of leveraging all the capabilities of a modern chipset and can be integrated across the breadth of tablets and PCs today. The first iteration of Modern Standby was Connected Standby, which first shipped in Windows 8 and Windows 8.1. Modern Standby expands upon the Windows 8.x Connected Standby concept, allowing for flexibility in component selection and the ability for the OS to manage network connectivity in standby.

Windows 10 and Windows 11 Modern Standby (Modern Standby) expands the Windows 8.1 Connected Standby power model. Connected Standby, and consequently Modern Standby, enable an instant on / instant off user experience, similar to smartphone power models. Just like the phone, the S0 low power idle model enables the system to stay connected to the network while in a low power mode.

Although Modern Standby enables an instant on/off user experience like Connected Standby, Modern Standby is more inclusive than the Windows 8.1 Connected Standby power model. Modern Standby allows for market segments previously limited to the Traditional Sleep (S3) power model to take advantage of the low power idle model. Example systems include systems based on rotational media and hybrid media (for example, SSD + HDD or SSHD) and/or a NIC that doesn’t support all of the prior requirements for Connected Standby.

Modern Standby systems can be connected (enabled), disconnected (disabled), or managed by Windows to allow network connectivity during standby. This behavior is dictated by the hardware and/or by configuration.
  • Connected Modern Standby will allow you to stay connected to the network while in standby to still receive and get notifications about email, VoIP calls, and such, but it will use more battery.
  • Disconnected Modern Standby will allow longer battery life, but you will no longer have the advantages of staying connected to the network while in standby.
  • Managed by Windows will allow Windows to manage network connectivity during standby.
On any Modern Standby system (whether connected or disconnected), the system remains in S0 while in standby, allowing the following scenarios to work:
  • Background activity
  • Faster resume from a low power state
On systems that are connected while in standby, wakes based on specific network patterns may also be set by the operating system to enable apps to receive the latest content such as incoming email, VoIP calls, or news articles.

See also:

If you disabled Modern Standby and your PC crashes when entering S3, you can press and hold the power button to force a hard shut down, press the power button again to turn on, and enable Modern Standby below again.

This can happen if the device OEM has not included support for S3 in the BIOS/UEFI firmware.


You must be signed in as an administrator to enable or disable Modern Standby.

You cannot enable Modern Standby on a device that didn't originally support it.



Contents

  • Option One: Enable or Disable Modern Standby using Command
  • Option Two: Enable or Disable Modern Standby using REG file


EXAMPLE: Modern Standby enabled and disabled

Modern_Standby_enabled.png
powercfg_a-2.png

Modern_Standby_disabled.png





Option One

Enable or Disable Modern Standby using Command


1 Open an elevated command prompt in Windows 10, or open Windows Terminal (Admin) in Windows 11, and select either Windows PowerShell or Command Prompt.

2 Copy and paste the command below you want to use into the console, and press Enter. (see screenshots below)

(Enable Modern Standby - default)​
reg delete "HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power" /v PlatformAoAcOverride /f​

Enable_Modern_Standby_command.png

OR​

(Disable Modern Standby)​
reg add HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power /v PlatformAoAcOverride /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f​

Disable_Modern_Standby_command.png

3 Restart the computer to apply.




Option Two

Enable or Disable Modern Standby using REG file


1 Do step 2 (enable) or step 3 (disable) below for what you want.

2 Enable Modern Standby

This is the default setting.


A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the REG file below, and go to step 4 below.​

Enable_Modern_Standby.reg​


(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code: 
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power]
"PlatformAoAcOverride"=-

3 Disable Modern Standby

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the REG file below, and go to step 4 below.​

Disable_Modern_Standby.reg​


(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code: 
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power]
"PlatformAoAcOverride"=dword:00000000

4 Save the .reg file to your desktop.

5 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

6 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7 Restart the computer to apply.

8 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.


That's it,
Shawn Brink


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Caledon Ken,

Have you tried using Macrium scheduler whilst stopping S0 Modern standby progressing into its later phases?
I successfully use [Windows] task scheduler to run tasks whilst the computer is in S0 Modern standby. I described my experiences in Running scripts during S0 Modern standby - my post #86 - ElevenForum
I know nothing about Macrium scheduler.



Merry Christmas,
Denis
 

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No Denis I just used what I think you previously recommended, I set Windows "Sleep" option to never.

I think the real point is, as an industry, fix / modify modern sleep and the apps that will want to run a task. I know of two that don't operate as they should, my opinion, Macrium and Super Antivirus. I'm sure there are others.

Really I don't care if it the hardware manufactures, Microsoft or the App developers. They should agree to a standard and it should work, as it did under S3.

The only reason I rejoined the thread was I saw people saying Modern Sleep was working fine so I thought / prayed the industry had fixed it.

Thanks for the response. I will review again.
 

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Ken,

I agree that the definition of S0 Modern standby ought to be amended to allow use of Task scheduler jobs.
I think the whole thing is an Intel initiative but MS & the computer makers have certainly taken it up with a vengeance.

If you are going to experiment with running scripts then I'll post my latest version of the script that rouses the display from S0 Modern standby & initiates the real script of interest. The rousing script is run from Task scheduler.


Denis
 

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No I won't be experimenting, I'll have another read. Things work as is, no sleep, and life is far to short.
 

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Caledon Ken said:
No I won't be experimenting, I'll have another read. Things work as is, no sleep, and life is far to short.
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Now I am even more confused than my avatar TBH. If things work as is, and life is far too short, then why spend time complaining about things that work as is, and why spend time having another read? I was going to experiment soon. But life is far too short so I think I will just go back to sleep then. lol
 

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Reading through this thread since I have such a weird issue with my Lenovo thinkpad (T14G3 AMD). It happened since I first got it after a windows update, but through various uninstalls of drivers and reinstalls of lenovo drivers i got it working again. I fixed it, but then windows updated to 24H2 (i have driver updates disabled).

What ends up happening is the laptop will go to sleep (the lenovo red dot will blink slowly), and sometimes when i open the lid, 1 of 2 things happen:

1) The laptop doesnt wake, i press the power button, the led blinks and keyboard lights up, but no screen
2) Laptop wakes, but then windows gets frozen on the 'welcome' screen after i use my login credentials

Ideally whats supposed to happen is this:
- I close the lid, laptop sleeps (slow blink), and if x-% drains (standby percent), then the laptop goes into a deepsleep (no more blinking led)
- When the lid is opened again (with no buttons pressed), the laptop should resume having only drained that x-% (maybe a little more based on how long in that deepsleep)

What i've tried:
- Device manager: reinstalling Lenovo PM Device, power and battery, AMD IO. I've tried all with several versions of each but still experiencing issues from wake.
- Power plan, i reverted my balanced plan to default and copied it to a new plan, i used PowerSettingsExplorer.exe and unhid a few settings. set standby % to 3% (my preference) and tweaked a few other settings
- Laptop doesnt and has never supported S3, only S0.


Any other ideas/suggestions? Becoming such a nuisance, was working flawlessly before the windows update. As a last resort ill undo the update, but i did that last time this happened, and had to do the driver dance again
 

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RandomPJ said:
Reading through this thread since I have such a weird issue with my Lenovo thinkpad (T14G3 AMD). It happened since I first got it after a windows update, but through various uninstalls of drivers and reinstalls of lenovo drivers i got it working again. I fixed it, but then windows updated to 24H2 (i have driver updates disabled).

What ends up happening is the laptop will go to sleep (the lenovo red dot will blink slowly), and sometimes when i open the lid, 1 of 2 things happen:

1) The laptop doesnt wake, i press the power button, the led blinks and keyboard lights up, but no screen
2) Laptop wakes, but then windows gets frozen on the 'welcome' screen after i use my login credentials

Ideally whats supposed to happen is this:
- I close the lid, laptop sleeps (slow blink), and if x-% drains (standby percent), then the laptop goes into a deepsleep (no more blinking led)
- When the lid is opened again (with no buttons pressed), the laptop should resume having only drained that x-% (maybe a little more based on how long in that deepsleep)

What i've tried:
- Device manager: reinstalling Lenovo PM Device, power and battery, AMD IO. I've tried all with several versions of each but still experiencing issues from wake.
- Power plan, i reverted my balanced plan to default and copied it to a new plan, i used PowerSettingsExplorer.exe and unhid a few settings. set standby % to 3% (my preference) and tweaked a few other settings
- Laptop doesnt and has never supported S3, only S0.


Any other ideas/suggestions? Becoming such a nuisance, was working flawlessly before the windows update. As a last resort ill undo the update, but i did that last time this happened, and had to do the driver dance again
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Hello, and welcome. :alien:

As a test, turn off Fast Startup like below and restart the computer to see if it still does this. Fast Startup used to be the cause of similar startup issues like this. I hadn't seen any issues with it in W11, but worth a try.

www.elevenforum.com

Turn On or Off Fast Startup in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off fast startup in Windows 11. There are three startup modes in Windows: Cold (traditional) Wake-from-hibernation Fast Starting with Windows 8.x, the default shutdown and restart scenario has been updated and named fast startup. Fast startup...
www.elevenforum.com www.elevenforum.com
 

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Things don't work as they should. A task should be able to kick off in modern standby and I shouldn't have to create scripts to make things work. Setting device not to sleep is a work around as is creating scripts.
 

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  • OS
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    i7-8700K
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    Asus Maximus X Code - Z370
    Memory
    G.Skill Trident Z 3200MHz F4-3200C16D-16GTZ (2) 32GB
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    Intel UHD Graphics 630
    Sound Card
    Integrated ROG SupremeFX
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    Asus VP279 27", Samsung BX2431 24"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
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    Samsung 840 EVO 250GB (System Copy Drive),
    Samsung 860 EVO 1TB (Primary Data Drive),
    WD Black 500GB (Data Copy Drive)
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    Microsoft 365,
    Wise Disk Cleaner,
    Crystal Disk Info,
    Screenpresso (Licensed),
    AnyDesk (Licensed),
Brink said:
Hello, and welcome. :alien:

As a test, turn off Fast Startup like below and restart the computer to see if it still does this. Fast Startup used to be the cause of similar startup issues like this. I hadn't seen any issues with it in W11, but worth a try.

www.elevenforum.com

Turn On or Off Fast Startup in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off fast startup in Windows 11. There are three startup modes in Windows: Cold (traditional) Wake-from-hibernation Fast Starting with Windows 8.x, the default shutdown and restart scenario has been updated and named fast startup. Fast startup...
www.elevenforum.com www.elevenforum.com
Click to expand...


Fast startups disabled :( thats something i already checked. Wasnt sure if this sleep/standby issue is driver related or windows software. Its such a weird issue. Ive tried lenovo forums and theyre not too helpful with more things to try.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win11-24H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo T14G3
    CPU
    AMD6850u
    Memory
    32gb
Update: with updating all my drivers to the latest, and installing GPU/CPU AMD drivers from AMD (Adrenaline). Knock on wood its been good.. I've also used powersettingsexplorer to unhide a ton of options to tweak which has been nice. I enabled hibernate from the cmd (powercfg /h on), but then disabled it in the system settings which for some reason seems to have solved my issues as well. So not sure what weird combination resolved the issue, but im not complaining (as long as it works)
 

My Computer

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  • OS
    Win11-24H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
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    CPU
    AMD6850u
    Memory
    32gb
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